WGU D668 ELEMENTARY LITERACY
CURRICULUM PA AND OA EXAMPREP TESTED
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ the reading brain.
Answer: the network of brain regions that work together to decode,
comprehend, and interpret written language
◉ 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 instruction 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 material
◉ Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS).
Answer: a framework that provides varying levels of academic and
behavioral interventions to support the diverse needs of all students
,◉ Phonology.
Answer: the study of the sound patterns of language including the
organization and systematic relationships of speech sounds within a
particular language or dialect
◉ sound symbol.
Answer: the understanding that letters and letter combinations
(symbols) make different sounds
◉ Syllables.
Answer: units of sound within words that contain a single vowel
sound and may or may not be preceded or followed by consonant
sounds
◉ Morphology.
Answer: the study of how words are put together with smaller parts
called morphemes, which can be prefixes, suffixes, root words, or
other word parts
◉ Syntax.
Answer: the structure of a sentence; the arrangement of words in a
sentence and the organization of words into phrases, clauses, and
sentence language
, ◉ Semantics.
Answer: the meaning of words/phrases and how they relate to each
other; it helps us understand the meanings of sentences and how
words/phrases connect to form clear and meaningful
communication
◉ systematic and cumulative.
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.
Answer: a systematic and direct teaching approach where educators
clearly and directly teach specific concepts, skill, or strategies
involving providing clear explanations, modeling, guided practice,
and feedback to facilitate understanding and mastery of the material
◉ Diagnostic.
Answer: instruction that includes ongoing formal and informal
assessment and focuses on student strengths and needs
◉ Content Standards.
CURRICULUM PA AND OA EXAMPREP TESTED
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ the reading brain.
Answer: the network of brain regions that work together to decode,
comprehend, and interpret written language
◉ 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 instruction 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 material
◉ Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS).
Answer: a framework that provides varying levels of academic and
behavioral interventions to support the diverse needs of all students
,◉ Phonology.
Answer: the study of the sound patterns of language including the
organization and systematic relationships of speech sounds within a
particular language or dialect
◉ sound symbol.
Answer: the understanding that letters and letter combinations
(symbols) make different sounds
◉ Syllables.
Answer: units of sound within words that contain a single vowel
sound and may or may not be preceded or followed by consonant
sounds
◉ Morphology.
Answer: the study of how words are put together with smaller parts
called morphemes, which can be prefixes, suffixes, root words, or
other word parts
◉ Syntax.
Answer: the structure of a sentence; the arrangement of words in a
sentence and the organization of words into phrases, clauses, and
sentence language
, ◉ Semantics.
Answer: the meaning of words/phrases and how they relate to each
other; it helps us understand the meanings of sentences and how
words/phrases connect to form clear and meaningful
communication
◉ systematic and cumulative.
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.
Answer: a systematic and direct teaching approach where educators
clearly and directly teach specific concepts, skill, or strategies
involving providing clear explanations, modeling, guided practice,
and feedback to facilitate understanding and mastery of the material
◉ Diagnostic.
Answer: instruction that includes ongoing formal and informal
assessment and focuses on student strengths and needs
◉ Content Standards.
