To complete this assignment, you are required to respond to the following scenario.
Please note that in addition to responding to the provided scenario, you are required to use a minimum of 5 scholarly and professional sources to inform the content of your newsletter.
Scenario
You are a newly appointed educator at a primary school. You have been tasked with the job of creating a newsletter for parents/caregivers of the children in your class/school that reflects the teaching of Visual literacy.
Creating your newsletter
Using the provided scenario
You are required to create a newsletter for 6-7-year-olds in primary school and expand on your selected topic. Your newsletter should include the following information:
A definition of the selected topic and an explanation as to why the topic is important for the teaching and learning of emerging or early literacy.
An outline of the benefits and potential risks associated with the chosen topic (dot points can be used for this section).
A description of a learning experience for your selected age group which includes:
a statement of the age group (6-7-year-olds in primary school)
A rationale of the learning experience (e.g. what the children already know, what they have been introduced to in class/school,
And how this learning experience will help strengthen those skills)
An expected learning outcome of the learning experience which includes a link to a specific sub-outcome under the Australian Curriculum: English (or a state equivalent e.g. Victorian Curriculum: English).
A teaching strategy to support all children’s learning and development
A teaching strategy to support children with English as an additional language or dialect (EAL/D)
An example of how parents and/or caregivers can assist children with their learning about the selected topic at home.
An invitation for parents/caregivers to share what they have done at home with their child(ren) and/or to provide feedback and suggestions.
Your newsletter should be written in layperson’s language. The tone should be professional, warm, welcoming and inviting. Ensure that your newsletter follows a logical order and it should be coherent and appealing for your target audience. In addition, your folio must be properly referenced with in-text citations and a reference list using the APA referencing style.
The reference list will also not be included in the word count.
Note: Your newsletter can be created using a Word Document. When you go to create a new document within Word, you can search for newsletter templates. Assignment 4: School Newsletter template (DOCX 1.27 MB) Download Assignment 4: School Newsletter template (DOCX 1.27 MB)provided as a supporting resources section is an example of one of the Word document newsletter templates that you can use. However, feel free to choose a different template – there is a range to choose from.
Therefore, to give your newsletter a sense of originality, you can be as creative as you would like by including additional content such as the name of the ECE or primary school, identify yourself as the educator, use borders and/or images, include an upcoming centre/school event and/or a quote of the week/month and so forth. This additional content will not be included in the word count.
