WGU D668 ELEMENTARY LITERACY
CURRICULUM PA AND OA COMPREHENSIVE
TEST PAPER WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ phonics.
Answer: the study of the relationships between letters and the
sounds they represent, essential for students to know in order to
decode words
◉ fluency.
Answer: the ability to read text accurately, automatically, smoothly,
and with expression
◉ vocabulary.
Answer: a deep understanding of a words' meaning, once achieved,
the word will be stored in the brain's mental lexicon (storehouse of
words)
◉ comprehension.
Answer: understanding and interpreting the meaning of text
◉ science of reading.
, Answer: a body of research that investigates how individuals learn
to read, encompassing the cognitive, linguistic, and instructional
processes involved in literacy development
◉ decoding.
Answer: the process of using knowledge of letter sound
relationships (grapheme phoneme correspondence) to translate
written symbols (graphemes) into spoken language (phonemes) and
recognize words
◉ dyslexia.
Answer: a learning disorder characterized by difficulties with
accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and
decoding abilities
◉ language acquisition.
Answer: process in which students acquire the ability to
comprehend language and to have the skills necessary to use words
and sentences to communicate
◉ four-part processor.
Answer: a framework that describes how the brain processes
written language, involving phonological, orthographic, meaning,
and context processors working together to facilitate reading and
comprehension
CURRICULUM PA AND OA COMPREHENSIVE
TEST PAPER WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ phonics.
Answer: the study of the relationships between letters and the
sounds they represent, essential for students to know in order to
decode words
◉ fluency.
Answer: the ability to read text accurately, automatically, smoothly,
and with expression
◉ vocabulary.
Answer: a deep understanding of a words' meaning, once achieved,
the word will be stored in the brain's mental lexicon (storehouse of
words)
◉ comprehension.
Answer: understanding and interpreting the meaning of text
◉ science of reading.
, Answer: a body of research that investigates how individuals learn
to read, encompassing the cognitive, linguistic, and instructional
processes involved in literacy development
◉ decoding.
Answer: the process of using knowledge of letter sound
relationships (grapheme phoneme correspondence) to translate
written symbols (graphemes) into spoken language (phonemes) and
recognize words
◉ dyslexia.
Answer: a learning disorder characterized by difficulties with
accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and
decoding abilities
◉ language acquisition.
Answer: process in which students acquire the ability to
comprehend language and to have the skills necessary to use words
and sentences to communicate
◉ four-part processor.
Answer: a framework that describes how the brain processes
written language, involving phonological, orthographic, meaning,
and context processors working together to facilitate reading and
comprehension
