WGU D669 Early Literacy Methods Questions
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• A first-grade teacher is helping her students understand the relationship between
sounds and letters. She focuses on the sounds that each letter makes and how they
blend together to form words. What is this aspect of oral language development? -
✓✓Phonology
• A student begins to understand that the word "dogs" contains both the meaning of
"dog" and the plural marker "-s." Which linguistic component is he/she demonstrating an
understanding of? -✓✓Morphology
• A learner sees "bicycle" in a text and, knowing the meaning of "cycle," concludes that
the new word is related to cycling. Which linguistic skill does this exemplify? -✓✓Lexical
Semantics
• In a spelling bee, a participant asks for the word "knight" to be used in a sentence to
understand its meaning and spelling. Which aspect of language in reading and writing
does this request demonstrate? -✓✓Semantics
• A student tells a story using appropriate gestures, facial expressions, and tone to
convey sarcasm. What did the student demonstrate an understanding of? -
✓✓Pragmatics
• A student learns to break down the word "unhappiness" into "un," "happy," and "ness."
Which linguistic concept are they engaging with? -✓✓Morphology
• What does proficient reading comprehension rely on, according to the Simple View of
Reading? -✓✓Accurate decoding of written words
• Which part of the Four-Part Processing Model involves recognizing and understanding
the meaning of words? -✓✓Semantic processing
• A student can decode unfamiliar words but struggles to grasp the meaning of the
sentences they read. Which component is likely the cause of the comprehension issue,
according to the Simple View of Reading? -✓✓Insufficient language comprehension
• Which aspect of reading is crucial for a student to correctly use different word
meanings? -✓✓Knowledge of vocabulary
and Answers | Detailed Exam Prep with
Rationales | A+ Verified
• A first-grade teacher is helping her students understand the relationship between
sounds and letters. She focuses on the sounds that each letter makes and how they
blend together to form words. What is this aspect of oral language development? -
✓✓Phonology
• A student begins to understand that the word "dogs" contains both the meaning of
"dog" and the plural marker "-s." Which linguistic component is he/she demonstrating an
understanding of? -✓✓Morphology
• A learner sees "bicycle" in a text and, knowing the meaning of "cycle," concludes that
the new word is related to cycling. Which linguistic skill does this exemplify? -✓✓Lexical
Semantics
• In a spelling bee, a participant asks for the word "knight" to be used in a sentence to
understand its meaning and spelling. Which aspect of language in reading and writing
does this request demonstrate? -✓✓Semantics
• A student tells a story using appropriate gestures, facial expressions, and tone to
convey sarcasm. What did the student demonstrate an understanding of? -
✓✓Pragmatics
• A student learns to break down the word "unhappiness" into "un," "happy," and "ness."
Which linguistic concept are they engaging with? -✓✓Morphology
• What does proficient reading comprehension rely on, according to the Simple View of
Reading? -✓✓Accurate decoding of written words
• Which part of the Four-Part Processing Model involves recognizing and understanding
the meaning of words? -✓✓Semantic processing
• A student can decode unfamiliar words but struggles to grasp the meaning of the
sentences they read. Which component is likely the cause of the comprehension issue,
according to the Simple View of Reading? -✓✓Insufficient language comprehension
• Which aspect of reading is crucial for a student to correctly use different word
meanings? -✓✓Knowledge of vocabulary
