You are to write a series of critical responses on the importance of a balanced approach to
the teaching of reading in the early years and its practical application in classrooms. You
should also reflect on important considerations for how you would organise the content,
plan, structure and sequence a learning program and apply teaching strategies noting that
you do not need to prepare and present a plan, but rather discuss possible considerations.
Your responses should also consider the extent to which the balanced approach allows for
differentiating teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range
of abilities.
This response will be broken down into four (4) weekly written journal tasks. The response
will reflect on the weekly content addressed in lectures and readings, as well as make links to
activities in the tutorials. You are to write a series of critical responses on the importance of a balanced approach to
the teaching of reading in the early years and its practical application in classrooms. You
should also reflect on important considerations for how you would organise the content,
plan, structure and sequence a learning program and apply teaching strategies noting that
you do not need to prepare and present a plan, but rather discuss possible considerations.
Your responses should also consider the extent to which the balanced approach allows for
differentiating teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range
of abilities.
This response will be broken down into four (4) weekly written journal tasks. The response
will reflect on the weekly content addressed in lectures and readings, as well as make links to
activities in the tutorials.