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This subject concerns the pedagogy of text construction with a focus on teaching writing in balanced literacy programs. The design of balanced literacy programs requires the pre-service teachers' development of knowledge and conceptual understanding of past and current theories and practices informing curriculum framework and the teaching of text construction … For more content click the Read More button below.

Assessment process, practices and purpose in the writing classroom: - A research, evaluative and accountability process for teachers and schools- Benchmark documents- NSW K-6 Syllabus Documents - National Assessment Plan - Literacy & Numeracy - A metacognitive tool for writers used in four literacy practices - A tool for connecting … For more content click the Read More button below. Text construction situated as a product and a process of individual, social, physical, cognitive and affective activity and practices involving sensory, semiotic and meta-cognitive systems and informed by the context of culture and situation:- Community Literacy Practices- School Literacy Practices- Information Communication Technologies- Multiliteracy - Four Resources Model- Literacy demands across contexts and the curriculum. Text analysis of spoken, written and visual texts: a tool for assessing literacy demands across the curriculum and evaluating student learning and needs. Conceptual relationships between text construction, reading/viewing and information communication technologies. Balanced literacy learning programs, plans and reporting documents.- Lesson plans- Learning sequences - Individual and class reports. Theoretical frameworks of learning language and text construction practices, processes, experiences, knowledge and skills: - Theories of Learning- Theories of Second Language Learning- Activity Theory- Scaffolding *Teacher/learner interaction (shared, guided and independent experiences) *The roles of 'teacher explication/talk'- Curriculum & Syllabus theory *NSW Syllabus *ESL Scales. Models, processes, approaches and techniques informing effective pedagogy of text construction: - Four Resources Model- The nature of skill development eg. spelling, handwriting, ICT - The writing process - Language experience approach - Genre approach -Other approaches. Identity and text construction practices.