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WGU EARLY LITERACY METHODS -
D669|CERTIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
During storytime, 4-year-old Mia is adept at telling intricate stories from picture
books but has difficulty with word recognition. What does this indicate about the
link between speaking and reading abilities? - correct-answer -Mia's storytelling
prowess highlights her solid oral language foundation, important for reading later
on.
It is observed that 3-year-old Alex can comprehend and act on multi-step verbal
directions but struggles to recognize the first letter of his name when it is written.
- correct-answer -Alex is demonstrating age-appropriate oral language
development.
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A first-grade teacher is helping her students understand the relationship between
sounds and letters. She focuses on the sounds that each letter makes and how
they blend together to form words.What is this aspect of oral language
development? - correct-answer -Phonology
A student begins to understand that the word "dogs" contains both the meaning
of "dog" and the plural marker "-s."Which linguistic component is he/she
demonstrating an understanding of? - correct-answer -Morphology
A learner sees "bicycle" in a text and, knowing the meaning of "cycle," concludes
that the new word is related to cycling. Which linguistic skill does this exemplify? -
correct-answer -Lexical Semantics
In a spelling bee, a participant asks for the word "knight" to be used in a sentence
to understand its meaning and spelling.Which aspect of language in reading and
writing does this request demonstrate? - correct-answer -Semantics
WGU EARLY LITERACY METHODS -
D669|CERTIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
During storytime, 4-year-old Mia is adept at telling intricate stories from picture
books but has difficulty with word recognition. What does this indicate about the
link between speaking and reading abilities? - correct-answer -Mia's storytelling
prowess highlights her solid oral language foundation, important for reading later
on.
It is observed that 3-year-old Alex can comprehend and act on multi-step verbal
directions but struggles to recognize the first letter of his name when it is written.
- correct-answer -Alex is demonstrating age-appropriate oral language
development.
, 2|Page
A first-grade teacher is helping her students understand the relationship between
sounds and letters. She focuses on the sounds that each letter makes and how
they blend together to form words.What is this aspect of oral language
development? - correct-answer -Phonology
A student begins to understand that the word "dogs" contains both the meaning
of "dog" and the plural marker "-s."Which linguistic component is he/she
demonstrating an understanding of? - correct-answer -Morphology
A learner sees "bicycle" in a text and, knowing the meaning of "cycle," concludes
that the new word is related to cycling. Which linguistic skill does this exemplify? -
correct-answer -Lexical Semantics
In a spelling bee, a participant asks for the word "knight" to be used in a sentence
to understand its meaning and spelling.Which aspect of language in reading and
writing does this request demonstrate? - correct-answer -Semantics
