WGU D677- ELEMENTARY LITERACY
CURRICULUM
language=acquisition=-=ans-
✔✔process=in=which=students=acquire=the=ability=to=comprehend=language,=and=have=
the=skills=necessary=to=use=words=and=sentences=to=communicate.
four-part=processor=-=ans-
✔✔a=framework=that=describes=how=the=brain=processes=written=language=involving=p
honological,=orthographic,=meaning,=and=context=processors=working=together=to=facilit
ate=reading.
Orthographic=Processor=-=ans-
✔✔the=part=of=the=brain=that=helps=us=recognize=and=remember=the=visual=patterns=of
=written=words=and=letters.
Phonological=Processor=-=ans-
✔✔·=the=part=of=the=brain=that=helps=us=recognize,=remember,=and=work=with=the=sou
nds=in=spoken=language.
Meaning=Processor=-=ans-
✔✔the=part=of=the=brain=that=helps=us=understand=and=interpret=the=meanings=of=word
s=and=sentences.
Context=Processor=-=ans-
✔✔·=the=part=of=the=brain=that=helps=us=understand=words=and=sentences=based=on=t
he=surrounding=text=and=overall=situation.
Syntax=-=ans-
✔✔the=structure,=arrangement,=and=organization=of=words=into=phrases,=clauses,=and=
sentences=in=a=language.
The=5=Pillars=of=Literacy=-=ans-
✔✔phonemic=awareness,=phonics,=fluency,=vocab,=comprehension
Scarborough's=Reading=Rope=-=ans-
✔✔Model=of=reading=development=that=focuses=on=the=different=elements=involved=in=
CURRICULUM
language=acquisition=-=ans-
✔✔process=in=which=students=acquire=the=ability=to=comprehend=language,=and=have=
the=skills=necessary=to=use=words=and=sentences=to=communicate.
four-part=processor=-=ans-
✔✔a=framework=that=describes=how=the=brain=processes=written=language=involving=p
honological,=orthographic,=meaning,=and=context=processors=working=together=to=facilit
ate=reading.
Orthographic=Processor=-=ans-
✔✔the=part=of=the=brain=that=helps=us=recognize=and=remember=the=visual=patterns=of
=written=words=and=letters.
Phonological=Processor=-=ans-
✔✔·=the=part=of=the=brain=that=helps=us=recognize,=remember,=and=work=with=the=sou
nds=in=spoken=language.
Meaning=Processor=-=ans-
✔✔the=part=of=the=brain=that=helps=us=understand=and=interpret=the=meanings=of=word
s=and=sentences.
Context=Processor=-=ans-
✔✔·=the=part=of=the=brain=that=helps=us=understand=words=and=sentences=based=on=t
he=surrounding=text=and=overall=situation.
Syntax=-=ans-
✔✔the=structure,=arrangement,=and=organization=of=words=into=phrases,=clauses,=and=
sentences=in=a=language.
The=5=Pillars=of=Literacy=-=ans-
✔✔phonemic=awareness,=phonics,=fluency,=vocab,=comprehension
Scarborough's=Reading=Rope=-=ans-
✔✔Model=of=reading=development=that=focuses=on=the=different=elements=involved=in=
