WGU D676 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
SCRIPT VERIFIED QUESTIONS COMPLETE
ANSWERS GRADED APLUS
◉ orthographic mapping
Answer: the process by which individuals learn to recognize and
store the visual representations of words in their long-term
memory, which requires phonemic awareness, letter sound
knowledge, and the mechanism for sight word learning
◉ letter-sound correspondence
Answer: the relationship between written letters and their
associated spoken sounds, essential for decoding words in
reading
◉ consonant blends
Answer: a group of two or more consonants in a word where each
consonant sound is heard, such as "bl" in "blend" or "str" in
"street"
◉ vowel team
Answer: a pair or group of adjacent vowels that represent a single
sound or phoneme
◉ diphthongs
, Answer: complex vowel sounds that consist of a blend of two
vowel sounds within the same syllable
◉ silent letter patterns
Answer: sequence in words where certain letters are written but
not pronounced, such as the "k" in "knight" or the "b" in "lamb"
◉ graphemes
Answer: the written symbols (letters or combinations of letter)
that represent phonemes (speech sounds) in written language
◉ phonemes
Answer: the smallest units of sound in spoken language that
distinguish one word from another
◉ comprehension
Answer: understanding and interpreting the meaning of text
◉ vocabulary
Answer: a deep understanding of a words' meaning, once
achieved, the word will be stored in the brain's mental lexicon
(storehouse of words)
◉ fluency
SCRIPT VERIFIED QUESTIONS COMPLETE
ANSWERS GRADED APLUS
◉ orthographic mapping
Answer: the process by which individuals learn to recognize and
store the visual representations of words in their long-term
memory, which requires phonemic awareness, letter sound
knowledge, and the mechanism for sight word learning
◉ letter-sound correspondence
Answer: the relationship between written letters and their
associated spoken sounds, essential for decoding words in
reading
◉ consonant blends
Answer: a group of two or more consonants in a word where each
consonant sound is heard, such as "bl" in "blend" or "str" in
"street"
◉ vowel team
Answer: a pair or group of adjacent vowels that represent a single
sound or phoneme
◉ diphthongs
, Answer: complex vowel sounds that consist of a blend of two
vowel sounds within the same syllable
◉ silent letter patterns
Answer: sequence in words where certain letters are written but
not pronounced, such as the "k" in "knight" or the "b" in "lamb"
◉ graphemes
Answer: the written symbols (letters or combinations of letter)
that represent phonemes (speech sounds) in written language
◉ phonemes
Answer: the smallest units of sound in spoken language that
distinguish one word from another
◉ comprehension
Answer: understanding and interpreting the meaning of text
◉ vocabulary
Answer: a deep understanding of a words' meaning, once
achieved, the word will be stored in the brain's mental lexicon
(storehouse of words)
◉ fluency
