RCI-21007 · Media Literacy

Media Literacy — Early Years Starter Creative Challenge · Live Group

Interpret and evaluate messages across news, advertising, social and multimedia. This version is designed for ages 4–6 at starter level through interactive small-group learning.

Early YearsStarterLive GroupCreative Challenge3 learning hours
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outcomescourse journeyprogression

What you should be able to do

  • Develop secure purpose with highly supported practice.
  • Develop increasingly independent representation with highly supported practice.
  • Develop applied persuasion with highly supported practice.
  • Develop confident verification with highly supported practice.
  • Apply Media Literacy skills through playful creation appropriate to ages 4–6.
  • Reflect on progress, explain strategies used and identify a clear next step.

Course journey

Unit 1 · Who Made This?Focus: purpose

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.

Unit 2 · How Is It Framed?Focus: representation

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.

Unit 3 · How Does It Persuade?Focus: persuasion

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.

Unit 4 · Verify Before SharingFocus: verification

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.

How learning is evidenced

Practice evidence

Short activities, reading responses, writing tasks, discussion or applied practice depending on the pathway.

Completion task

A final age- and level-appropriate task demonstrating the key course outcomes. Successful completion can generate an RCI certificate of completion; it is not presented as a regulated qualification.

Who this pathway is for

This pathway is designed for Early Years learners (ages 4–6) who want to develop purpose, representation, persuasion, verification at Starter level.

Progression

After completion, learners can move into a higher-level pathway within Media Literacy, apply the skill in another literacy domain, join a Reading Ambassador pathway, or continue through the Reading Passport and Literacy App.

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