WGU D669 VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE
syntax - Answers - the order of words and how they are arranged to form sentences
*sentence structure*
orthography - Answers - the system of writing, including spelling and letter patterns
phonology - Answers - the study of the sound system of language and rules for
organizing sounds
lexical semantics - Answers - the study of word meanings and relationships between
words
pragmatics - Answers - how context and social norms influence language meaning
sentential semantics - Answers - how meanings of words combine to form sentence
meaning
morphology - Answers - the study of word structure (prefixes, suffixes, roots)
discourse - Answers - communication involving exchange of ideas in a specific context
emergent literacy - Answers - early stage of literacy development before formal
reading/writing
kindergarten writing skills - Answers - - print upper/lowercase letters
- capitalize first word
- write first and last name
- write some words when dictated
first grade writing skills - Answers - - print all letters
- use capitalization and punctuation
- capitalize names/dates
- use commas in a series
Components of Simple View of Reading - Answers - word recognition and language
comprehension
word recognition - Answers - knowledge of letters, sounds, syllables, and word parts
language comprehension - Answers - understanding meanings of words, phrases,
sentences, and discourse
decoding - Answers - sounding out words using letter-sound relationships
syntax - Answers - the order of words and how they are arranged to form sentences
*sentence structure*
orthography - Answers - the system of writing, including spelling and letter patterns
phonology - Answers - the study of the sound system of language and rules for
organizing sounds
lexical semantics - Answers - the study of word meanings and relationships between
words
pragmatics - Answers - how context and social norms influence language meaning
sentential semantics - Answers - how meanings of words combine to form sentence
meaning
morphology - Answers - the study of word structure (prefixes, suffixes, roots)
discourse - Answers - communication involving exchange of ideas in a specific context
emergent literacy - Answers - early stage of literacy development before formal
reading/writing
kindergarten writing skills - Answers - - print upper/lowercase letters
- capitalize first word
- write first and last name
- write some words when dictated
first grade writing skills - Answers - - print all letters
- use capitalization and punctuation
- capitalize names/dates
- use commas in a series
Components of Simple View of Reading - Answers - word recognition and language
comprehension
word recognition - Answers - knowledge of letters, sounds, syllables, and word parts
language comprehension - Answers - understanding meanings of words, phrases,
sentences, and discourse
decoding - Answers - sounding out words using letter-sound relationships