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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: |
Facilitate a Literacy Learning Programme in the Reception Year |
SAQA US ID | UNIT STANDARD TITLE | |||
244257 | Facilitate a Literacy Learning Programme in the Reception Year | |||
ORIGINATOR | ||||
SGB Early Childhood Development | ||||
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY | ||||
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FIELD | SUBFIELD | |||
Field 05 - Education, Training and Development | Early Childhood Development | |||
ABET BAND | UNIT STANDARD TYPE | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | CREDITS |
Undefined | Regular | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 15 |
REGISTRATION STATUS | REGISTRATION START DATE | REGISTRATION END DATE | SAQA DECISION NUMBER | |
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2018-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | SAQA 06120/18 | |
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT | LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT | |||
2026-06-30 | 2029-06-30 |
In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise. |
This unit standard replaces: |
US ID | Unit Standard Title | Pre-2009 NQF Level | NQF Level | Credits | Replacement Status |
7409 | Facilitating a Literacy Learning Programme in the Reception Year | Level 5 | Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5 | 12 |
PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD |
This Unit Standard is for those who facilitate Literacy Learning Programmes in the Reception Year (Grade-R).
People credited with this Unit Standard are capable of: |
LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING |
UNIT STANDARD RANGE |
This Unit Standard is designed primarily for educators working with children aged 4½ - 6 years in the Reception Year (Grade R). Practitioners are required to demonstrate applied competence in a Grade R programme in one of the following developmental phases and settings:
Learners are expected to use a wide range of activities and resources that promote emergent literacy such as: Although the emergent literacy approach is not intended to be privileged through this Unit Standard, it is expected that learners will be able to work with each child according to their own levels of development and within different socio-cultural contexts. |
Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: |
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 |
Describe how literacy is developed, facilitated and assessed. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 |
Descriptions are provided of the different kinds of literacies and how these can be developed in young children through an integrated learning programme. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 |
Ways in which literacy is developed are described in terms of relevant child development theories and research and the implications for practice in a Literacy Learning Programme. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 |
Descriptions are provided of the principles and processes of literacy acquisition and the importance of understanding and supporting home and additional language use. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 |
The requirements of the national curriculum in the foundation phase are identified with particular regard to the Reception Year. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 |
Descriptions are provided of the principles of integrating and sequencing learning programmes and activities, with particular reference to the importance of offering a rich programme designed to empower all learners, including learners with special needs and barriers to learning. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 6 |
Methods and tools for assessing young children's literacy are described with particular reference to the implications for practice in a Literacy Learning Programme. |
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 |
Plan a Literacy Learning Programme. |
OUTCOME RANGE |
Plan includes daily, weekly and longer term plans. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 |
A Literacy Learning Programme is planned to achieve the learning outcomes of the relevant learning areas for Grade R in an integrated manner. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 |
Plans identify learning activities and experiences that are developmentally appropriate, promote integration, are child-centred and relate to children's life world interests and experiences. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 |
Plans take into account lessons learnt from previous experiences of facilitating literacy. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 |
The Literacy Learning Programme uses a culture-fair and anti-bias approach. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 |
The planned learning activities and experiences are appropriate for groups and the needs of individual children. |
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 |
Prepare literacy learning activities and materials. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 |
Learning experiences are prepared to enable children to listen, read and view, write, communicate, think and reason effectively according to the national curriculum statement. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 |
Learning activities and materials support the emergent reading and writing approach and are in line with the principles of early literacy development. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 |
Activities are set up to help children develop early literacy skills in a print-rich and multi-lingual learning environment. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE |
Activities include but are not limited to stories, songs, rhymes, labels, interaction between adults and children, learning centres. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 |
Learning activities and materials are prepared to encourage children to understand the structure and use of language. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 |
Children's books and other print materials, story-telling and other activities provided are culture-fair and promote an anti-bias approach. |
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4 |
Implement planned Literacy Learning Programme. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 |
A Literacy Learning Programme is implemented using a range of appropriate techniques and strategies to facilitate active and integrated learning. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 |
The learning activities and experiences are organised so that children are able to work individually, in pairs, and in small and large groups. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 |
Opportunities for thinking and problem-solving are apparent in the early literacy activities. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 |
Children are invited to plan, select their own materials and carry out and reflect on projects to their own satisfaction. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 |
A range of facilitation skills are used appropriately to support and extend children's learning, including helping children to reflect on learning experiences and achievements. |
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 5 |
Assess children's progress in the Literacy Learning Programme. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 |
Each child's progress in the Literacy Learning Programme is assessed on a continuous basis and as an integral part of the learning-teaching process, thus informing practice and planning to assist individual children. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 |
Assessment tools and procedures used for recording observations and assessments provide comprehensive evidence of children's literacy, without interfering unduly with the teaching and learning process. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 |
Assessment records are kept up to date and are useful for giving feedback on the progress of individual children and for planning individualised learning experiences for children as needed. |
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 6 |
Evaluate the effectiveness of the Literacy Learning Programme. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 |
The effectiveness of the Literacy Programme is evaluated systematically and critically on a continuous basis. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 |
The evaluation identifies strengths and weaknesses in the planning and facilitation of literacy development. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 |
The evaluation helps to identify ways in which facilitation techniques and strategies can be modified to build on strengths and deal with weaknesses in the planning and facilitation of literacy. |
UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS |
UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE |
Learners can understand, analyse and explain the following:
Learners demonstrate the following attitudes and values: |
UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME |
UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES |
N/A |
Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO): |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING |
Identify and solve problems with regard to young children's acquisition of Literacy skills showing that responsible decisions have been made with regard to supporting the home languages of the children and their cultures. |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING |
Work effectively with co-workers (where applicable) and with children. |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING |
Organise and manage oneself and one's teaching activities effectively in order to implement a planned literacy learning programme successfully in an integrated and holistic approach. |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING |
Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information relating to the children's development as emergent readers and writers, and to programme implementation through observation and self-reflection. |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING |
Communicate effectively with children verbally and through visual and print materials, and keep written records and reports. |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE |
Show responsibility towards the environment and health of others through the selection of appropriate print materials. |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING |
Appreciate that the world is a set of related systems by planning an integrated literacy learning programme. |
UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA |
N/A |
REREGISTRATION HISTORY |
As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this unit standard was Reregistered in 2012; 2015. |
UNIT STANDARD NOTES |
This Unit Standard replaces unit standard 7409, "Facilitating a Literacy Learning Programme in the Reception Year", Level 5, 12 credits. |
QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD: |
ID | QUALIFICATION TITLE | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | STATUS | END DATE | PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY | |
Elective | 58761 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Early Childhood Development | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | ETDP SETA |
Elective | 64649 | Higher Certificate: Early Childhood Development | Level 5 | NQF Level 05 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual |
Elective | 64650 | National Diploma: Early Childhood Development | Level 5 | NQF Level 05 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2020-07-30 | As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual |
PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD: |
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