WGU-C909: Elementary Reading Methods &
Interventions Verified Multiple Choice and
Conceptual Actual Final Exam Questions With
Reviewed 100% Correct Detailed Answers
Guaranteed Pass!!Current Update
1. What is schema? - ANSWER the way knowledge is represented, how we use it and
how it expands in our minds.
2. What is the cognitive-constructivist view of reading? - ANSWER emphasizes that
reading is a process in which the reader actively searches for meaning in what she reads.
3. What is Reader Response Theory? - ANSWER the meaning one gains from text and
the result of a transaction between the reader and the text & that readers will have a
range of responses to literary works.
4. What is Oral Language Development - ANSWER the ability to understand spoken
language and use it to convey a message.
5. Explain how oral language and support vocabulary development. - ANSWER The
more you read to children the larger vocabulary they will develop. Hearing a word
repeated, spoken by important people, and in a meaningful context will help them learn
new words.
6. Discuss the stages of writing development - ANSWER Scribbling/drawing, letter-like
forms & shapes, letters, letters & spaces, conventional writing & spelling.
, 7. Discuss the stages of reading development - ANSWER Emergent readers develop an
understanding of the alphabet, phonological awareness, and early phonics. Early fluent
readers are more automatic, with more energy devoted to comprehension than word
attack. Fluent readers move from "learning to read" to "reading to learn." Reading is
done with expression and proper pauses.
8. Explain the Gradual Release of Responsibility. - ANSWER An entire instructional
cycle during which students learn new skills and knowledge and gradually assume
increased responsibility for this learning.
9. Explain various strategies for vocabulary development. - ANSWER Integration—
connecting new vocabulary to prior knowledge
Repetition—encountering/using the word/concept many times
Meaningful use—multiple opportunities to use new words in reading, writing and soon
discussion
10. Explain the Balanced Literacy Framework - ANSWER read aloud, guided reading,
shared reading, independent reading, and word study.
11. What reading skills are taught within the Balanced Literacy Framework? - ANSWER
Concepts of Print, Phonological/Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and
Comprehension.
12. Why is a morning message helpful for emergent readers? - ANSWER To read and
address different teaching points through a daily message
13. Why is it important to include a variety of levels and student-created print materials in a
balanced literacy environment? - ANSWER To build the basic skills necessary for
literacy development by demonstrating to students with disabilities the function and
utility of language in an intentional, purposeful, and intensive way.
Interventions Verified Multiple Choice and
Conceptual Actual Final Exam Questions With
Reviewed 100% Correct Detailed Answers
Guaranteed Pass!!Current Update
1. What is schema? - ANSWER the way knowledge is represented, how we use it and
how it expands in our minds.
2. What is the cognitive-constructivist view of reading? - ANSWER emphasizes that
reading is a process in which the reader actively searches for meaning in what she reads.
3. What is Reader Response Theory? - ANSWER the meaning one gains from text and
the result of a transaction between the reader and the text & that readers will have a
range of responses to literary works.
4. What is Oral Language Development - ANSWER the ability to understand spoken
language and use it to convey a message.
5. Explain how oral language and support vocabulary development. - ANSWER The
more you read to children the larger vocabulary they will develop. Hearing a word
repeated, spoken by important people, and in a meaningful context will help them learn
new words.
6. Discuss the stages of writing development - ANSWER Scribbling/drawing, letter-like
forms & shapes, letters, letters & spaces, conventional writing & spelling.
, 7. Discuss the stages of reading development - ANSWER Emergent readers develop an
understanding of the alphabet, phonological awareness, and early phonics. Early fluent
readers are more automatic, with more energy devoted to comprehension than word
attack. Fluent readers move from "learning to read" to "reading to learn." Reading is
done with expression and proper pauses.
8. Explain the Gradual Release of Responsibility. - ANSWER An entire instructional
cycle during which students learn new skills and knowledge and gradually assume
increased responsibility for this learning.
9. Explain various strategies for vocabulary development. - ANSWER Integration—
connecting new vocabulary to prior knowledge
Repetition—encountering/using the word/concept many times
Meaningful use—multiple opportunities to use new words in reading, writing and soon
discussion
10. Explain the Balanced Literacy Framework - ANSWER read aloud, guided reading,
shared reading, independent reading, and word study.
11. What reading skills are taught within the Balanced Literacy Framework? - ANSWER
Concepts of Print, Phonological/Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and
Comprehension.
12. Why is a morning message helpful for emergent readers? - ANSWER To read and
address different teaching points through a daily message
13. Why is it important to include a variety of levels and student-created print materials in a
balanced literacy environment? - ANSWER To build the basic skills necessary for
literacy development by demonstrating to students with disabilities the function and
utility of language in an intentional, purposeful, and intensive way.
