WGU-C909: Elementary Reading
Methods and Interventions (Revised)
(Latest 2025/2026 Update) 152 Actual
Exam Questions and Certified Answers
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1. Constructivism (Learning Philosophies): -
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-Constructivism emphasizes the idea that comprehending a text is very much an active process. -
Constructivism holds that the meaning one constructs from a text is subjective—the result of one
particular person's processing of the text.
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2. Cognitive-Constructivist View of Reading-Teaching Methods (Learning Philosophies): -
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-Aim to assist students in assimilating new information to existing knowledge, as well as enabling them
to make the appropriate modifications to their existing intellectual framework to accommodate that
information.
-Jean Piaget and William Perry
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3. Cognitive-Constructivist View of Reading (Learning Philosophies): -
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-Emphasizes that reading is a process in which the reader actively searches for meaning in what she
reads.
, -The reader makes connections between ideas and then integrates these understandings with prior
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knowledge
-Ex: Because of Winn-Dixie,-the inference comes from her knowledge that people who have things in
common often become friends and from her active processing of the text.
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4. Sociocultural Theory (Learning Philosophies): -
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-Extends the influence on the cognitive-constructivist view out from the reader and the text into the
larger social realm.
-Learning is viewed as primarily a social rather than an individual matter.
-Lev Vygotsky
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5. Steps of Sociocultural Theory (Learning Philosophies): -
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-First, the social and cultural backgrounds of students have a huge and undeniable effect on their
learning.
-Second, because learning is quintessentially social, much learning—particularly the best and most lasting
learning—will take place as groups of learners work together.
-Third, the classroom, the school, and the various communities of students in a classroom are social
contexts that have strong influences on what is or is not learned in the classroom, and each of them
must be carefully considered in planning and carrying out instruction.
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6. Schema (Learning Philosophies): -
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-Theory that is concerned with knowledge, particularly with the way knowledge is represented in our
minds, how we use that knowledge, and how it expands.
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7. Reader Response Theory (Learning Philosophies): -
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-Puts a good deal of emphasis on the reader, stressing that the meaning one gains from text is the result
of a transaction between the reader and the text and that readers will have a range of responses to
literary works.
-Many literary texts simply do not have a single correct interpretation, and readers should be allowed
and encouraged to construct a variety of interpretations—if they can support them.
-Louise Rosenblatt
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71. How can you increase vocabulary through oral reading, rereading, and vocabulary discussion
activities? (Vocabulary): -
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-The more oral language experiences children have, the more word meanings they learn.
-Reading aloud to children is important, it increases children's exposure to new vocabulary.
-Teaching important vocabulary before reading can help students both learn new words and
comprehend the text.
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72. How do verbal discussions and word walls support vocabulary development? (Vocabulary): -
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-Word walls: helping students learn to read & spell words.
-Verbal discussions: by fostering word consciousness.
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73. Why is it important for students to locate information in a text a good way to set a purpose for
reading? (Comprehension): -
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-Comprehension occurs as a result of the interaction between the reader and the text.
-Teaching selected vocabulary and concepts before students read a selection can help them better
understand and appreciate a text
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, 74. Why are teaching various comprehension strategies appropriate for fluent readers?
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-The strategies help students reach the goal of understanding and learning from what they read.
-These strategies will also promote deeper understanding of the stories and books that students read.
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75. Why is it important to provide sufficient background knowledge to improve reading comprehension
skills? (Comprehension): -
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-The more you know about a topic, the easier it is to read a text, understand it, and retain the
information.
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76. Instructional Frameworks and Procedures (Comprehension): -
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-Designed to scaffold students' efforts in their reading and understanding of various texts, thus helping
them develop literacy skills, boosting higher order thinking, while nurturing positive attitudes about
reading.
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77. Four Frameworks (Comprehension): -
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-Three of the frameworks—the directed reading activity (DRA), the directed reading-thinking activity
(DR-TA), and the scaffolded reading experience (SRE)—can be implemented with students at all grade
levels.
-The fourth, guided reading, is designed primarily for beginning readers in grades 1 through 3.
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78. Individual Procedures (Comprehension): -
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