WGU D668 ELEMENTARY LITERACY
CURRICULUM PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS 2026
◉ Systematic instruction.
Answer: instruction that presents concepts in order, beginning with
the easiest concepts and increasing in difficulty, with new concepts
being built on prior knowledge
◉ Explicit Instruction.
Answer: a systematic and direct teaching approach where educators
clearly and directly teach specific concepts, skills, or strategies
involving providing clear explanations, modeling, guided practice,
and feedback to facilitate understanding and mastery of the material
◉ Phonology.
Answer: the study of sounds in language, like how words are made
up of different sounds and how those sounds come together to form
words, it helps us understand how we speak and how we hear
language
◉ Sound-Symbol.
,Answer: the understanding that letters and letter combinations
(symbols) make different sounds
◉ Syllables.
Answer: parts of a word that contain one vowel sound, with or
without surrounding consonant sounds
◉ Morphology.
Answer: the study of how words are put together with smaller parts
called morphemes, we can be prefixes, suffixes, or root words
◉ Syntax.
Answer: the grammar rules for putting words together in sentences,
it helps us understand how to arrange words in the correct order to
make clear and meaningful sentences
◉ Semantics.
Answer: the meaning of words and how they relate to each other, it
helps us understand the meaning of sentences and how words
connect to form clear and meaningful communication
◉ Systematic and cumulative.
, Answer: instruction that presents concepts in a logical order,
beginning with the easiest concepts and increasing in difficulty, with
new concepts being built on prior knowledge
◉ Explicit.
Answer: instruction provided by the teacher clearly and on an
appropriate level
◉ Diagnostic.
Answer: instruction that includes ongoing formal and informal
assessment and focused on a student's individualized and specific
needs
◉ Unpacking standards steps.
Answer: identify the content, understand the skill, clarify the
expectation
◉ Identify the content.
Answer: determine the subject matter or topic that the standard
addresses
◉ Understand the skill.
Answer: Identify the skill or cognitive process that the standard
requires. This might involve analyzing, comparing, explaining,
CURRICULUM PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS 2026
◉ Systematic instruction.
Answer: instruction that presents concepts in order, beginning with
the easiest concepts and increasing in difficulty, with new concepts
being built on prior knowledge
◉ Explicit Instruction.
Answer: a systematic and direct teaching approach where educators
clearly and directly teach specific concepts, skills, or strategies
involving providing clear explanations, modeling, guided practice,
and feedback to facilitate understanding and mastery of the material
◉ Phonology.
Answer: the study of sounds in language, like how words are made
up of different sounds and how those sounds come together to form
words, it helps us understand how we speak and how we hear
language
◉ Sound-Symbol.
,Answer: the understanding that letters and letter combinations
(symbols) make different sounds
◉ Syllables.
Answer: parts of a word that contain one vowel sound, with or
without surrounding consonant sounds
◉ Morphology.
Answer: the study of how words are put together with smaller parts
called morphemes, we can be prefixes, suffixes, or root words
◉ Syntax.
Answer: the grammar rules for putting words together in sentences,
it helps us understand how to arrange words in the correct order to
make clear and meaningful sentences
◉ Semantics.
Answer: the meaning of words and how they relate to each other, it
helps us understand the meaning of sentences and how words
connect to form clear and meaningful communication
◉ Systematic and cumulative.
, Answer: instruction that presents concepts in a logical order,
beginning with the easiest concepts and increasing in difficulty, with
new concepts being built on prior knowledge
◉ Explicit.
Answer: instruction provided by the teacher clearly and on an
appropriate level
◉ Diagnostic.
Answer: instruction that includes ongoing formal and informal
assessment and focused on a student's individualized and specific
needs
◉ Unpacking standards steps.
Answer: identify the content, understand the skill, clarify the
expectation
◉ Identify the content.
Answer: determine the subject matter or topic that the standard
addresses
◉ Understand the skill.
Answer: Identify the skill or cognitive process that the standard
requires. This might involve analyzing, comparing, explaining,
