Teacher Education
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This course develops student teachers’ capability to teach English in Years 4–8. Building on foundational literacy knowledge, the course focuses on how reading, writing, and oral language develop as learners engage with increasingly complex texts and ideas. Students learn to design coherent English units aligned with the NZC Phase 2–3 progressions and to apply explicit, evidence-informed approaches to teaching reading comprehension, vocabulary, disciplinary language, and writing. The course emphasises the use of assessment to inform teaching, alongside culturally responsive and inclusive practices that honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and affirm learners’ identities, languages, and cultures.
