VU23493 - Recognise, copy and use numbers and money from 1 to 50

Unit code:VU23493Study level:TAFE

Nominal hours

Location

Footscray Nicholson
St Albans
Sunshine
Werribee

Prerequisites

(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)

Overview

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required by EAL learners to recognise and copy numbers from 1 to 50 and recognise common monetary values related to highly familiar activities.
The outcomes described in this unit relate to:

the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF). They partly contribute to the achievement of ACSF indicators for Reading Speaking and Numeracy at Pre level 1, and
the ISLPR (International Second Language Proficiency Ratings) descriptors for Speaking, Listening and Reading. They partly contribute to the achievement of Speaking 0+, Reading 0+.
This unit applies to learners from language backgrounds other than English who may be preliterate in their first language and who are at the beginning stages of numeracy.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit's learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work-based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:

do each of the following once:

use highly limited strategies to recognise and copy whole numbers from 1 to 50
sequence whole numbers from 1 to 50 in extremely familiar contexts
use numbers to recognise common bank notes and coins and add monetary values up to $10 in extremely familiar activities.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

concept of number before and number after
sign and symbols related to numbers and money
concept of combination of single digits to form numbers from 1 to 50
highly limited strategies to assist in recognising and counting number figures from 1 to 50 such as using relevant concrete objects or using fingers to count and verify numbers
value of coins and notes
language to express values of coins, notes and monetary values
concept of addition and associated vocabulary and symbols
personally relevant highly familiar vocabulary related to familiar activities.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.