Pre-school and primary level educationLaajuus (5 cr)
Code: MS17PD03
Credits
5 op
Objective
The student
- knows the main features in the development of children in the age of 6-8 years
- can recite for the organization of pre-school in Finland
- can analyze and discuss the pre-school and primary level curriculum concerning learning, pedagogical environment, comprehensive view of learning content, creativity, didactical methods, evaluation, assessments and cooperation between parents, pre-school and school
- can reflect upon childrens play and experience as basis for learning
- is able to recite for the main principles in the support of developing reading and writing
Content
- curricula and other policy documents
- planning and substance integration
- evaluation and assessment
- collaboration between home, preschool and school
- children's learning through play and movement
- children's experiences as a basis for learning
- reading and writing development, multiliteracy
- social interaction
- creativity and producing
- language support with regard to home and school languages
Qualifications
No prerequisites
Materials
Selected parts from
Alexandersson, M., Linderoth, J. & Lindö, R. (2001). Bland barn och datorer. Lund: Studentlitteratur.
Heilä-Ylikallio, Ria (2000). Aspekter på skolstarten i Norden. Lund: Studentlitteratur.
Hultin, Eva & Westman, Maria (red.) (2014). Att skriva sig till läsning. Erfarenheter och analyser av det digitaliserade klassrummet. Malmö: Gleerups.
Lillemyr, Ole Fredrik (2002). Lek - upplevelse - lärande - i förskola och skola. Stockholm: Liber.
Pramling Samuelsson, Ingrid & Mårdsjö Olsson, Ann-Charlotte (2009). Grundläggande färdigheter och färdigheternas grundläggande. Lund: Studentlitteratur.
Utbildningsstyrelsen (2014). Grunderna för förskolans läroplan. http://www.oph.fi/download/163792_grunderna_for_forskoleundervisningens_laroplan_2014.pdf
Utbildningsstyrelsen (2014). Grunderna för läroplanen för den grundläggande utbildningen. http://www.oph.fi/download/163787_grunderna_for_laroplanen_for_den_grundlaggande_utbildningen_2014.pdf
Articles and other literature according to the teacher's instructions.