WGU D677- Elementary Literacy
Curriculum Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
language acquisition - CORRECT ANSWER 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 - CORRECT ANSWER a framework that describes how the brain
processes written language involving phonological, orthographic, meaning, and context
processors working together to facilitate reading.
Orthographic Processor - CORRECT ANSWER the part of the brain that helps us
recognize and remember the visual patterns of written words and letters.
Phonological Processor - CORRECT ANSWER · the part of the brain that helps us
recognize, remember, and work with the sounds in spoken language.
Meaning Processor - CORRECT ANSWER the part of the brain that helps us
understand and interpret the meanings of words and sentences.
Context Processor - CORRECT ANSWER · the part of the brain that helps us
understand words and sentences based on the surrounding text and overall situation.
Syntax - CORRECT ANSWER the structure, arrangement, and organization of words
into phrases, clauses, and sentences in a language.
The 5 Pillars of Literacy - CORRECT ANSWER phonemic awareness, phonics,
fluency, vocab, comprehension
, Scarborough's Reading Rope - CORRECT ANSWER Model of reading development
that focuses on the different elements involved in skilled reading abilities. Consists of two
main strands: Language Comprehension and Word Recognition and each contain their own
sub-strands.
Alphabetic Principle - CORRECT ANSWER an understanding that letters and letter
patterns represent the sounds of spoken words.
Ehri's Phases of Word Development - CORRECT ANSWER shows how children
progress from recognizing words as visual symbols to understanding the alphabetic principle,
which is the concept that letters and letter patterns represent the sounds of spoken language.
The Tolman Hourglass Model - CORRECT ANSWER shows how reading skills
develop sequentially, starting with general language abilities (phonological awareness) and
focusing on specific phonemic awareness before broadening again to fluent reading, spelling,
and understanding (orthography).
Phoneme - CORRECT ANSWER smallest unit of sound
Grapheme - CORRECT ANSWER the smallest part of written language that represents
a phoneme in the spelling of a word.
Prosody - CORRECT ANSWER reading with appropriate expression, intonation, and
phrasing.
Transcription - CORRECT ANSWER the process of converting spoken sounds into
written symbols or letters.
Composition - CORRECT ANSWER the process of creating written text by organizing
and expressing ideas coherently.
text structure - CORRECT ANSWER how a text is organized, such as using sequences,
causes and effects, problems and solutions, or comparisons.
Curriculum Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
language acquisition - CORRECT ANSWER 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 - CORRECT ANSWER a framework that describes how the brain
processes written language involving phonological, orthographic, meaning, and context
processors working together to facilitate reading.
Orthographic Processor - CORRECT ANSWER the part of the brain that helps us
recognize and remember the visual patterns of written words and letters.
Phonological Processor - CORRECT ANSWER · the part of the brain that helps us
recognize, remember, and work with the sounds in spoken language.
Meaning Processor - CORRECT ANSWER the part of the brain that helps us
understand and interpret the meanings of words and sentences.
Context Processor - CORRECT ANSWER · the part of the brain that helps us
understand words and sentences based on the surrounding text and overall situation.
Syntax - CORRECT ANSWER the structure, arrangement, and organization of words
into phrases, clauses, and sentences in a language.
The 5 Pillars of Literacy - CORRECT ANSWER phonemic awareness, phonics,
fluency, vocab, comprehension
, Scarborough's Reading Rope - CORRECT ANSWER Model of reading development
that focuses on the different elements involved in skilled reading abilities. Consists of two
main strands: Language Comprehension and Word Recognition and each contain their own
sub-strands.
Alphabetic Principle - CORRECT ANSWER an understanding that letters and letter
patterns represent the sounds of spoken words.
Ehri's Phases of Word Development - CORRECT ANSWER shows how children
progress from recognizing words as visual symbols to understanding the alphabetic principle,
which is the concept that letters and letter patterns represent the sounds of spoken language.
The Tolman Hourglass Model - CORRECT ANSWER shows how reading skills
develop sequentially, starting with general language abilities (phonological awareness) and
focusing on specific phonemic awareness before broadening again to fluent reading, spelling,
and understanding (orthography).
Phoneme - CORRECT ANSWER smallest unit of sound
Grapheme - CORRECT ANSWER the smallest part of written language that represents
a phoneme in the spelling of a word.
Prosody - CORRECT ANSWER reading with appropriate expression, intonation, and
phrasing.
Transcription - CORRECT ANSWER the process of converting spoken sounds into
written symbols or letters.
Composition - CORRECT ANSWER the process of creating written text by organizing
and expressing ideas coherently.
text structure - CORRECT ANSWER how a text is organized, such as using sequences,
causes and effects, problems and solutions, or comparisons.
