WGU Language Arts Instruction and Intervention -
C365 questions with verified answers
"Windows and Mirrors" Ans✓✓✓ "Children need to be involved with literature
which not only allows them to see through the window to the world around
them, but also see themselves mirrored in the texts with which they come into
contact. Multicultural literature offers a rare window into another culture for
majority students and a welcoming mirror of their own culture for minority
students."
5 Step Approach Ans✓✓✓ Prewriting, composing, revising, editing, publishing
Academic Language Ans✓✓✓ Language that is used for academic purposes and
includes broad terms that can be used across different subjects. (Explain,
evidence, diagram)
Accommodations Targeted Scaffolding Ans✓✓✓ Gifted and talented - challenge
and enrich
English learners - bridge and support any language gaps
ADHD - support organization, attention to detail, focus, support organization with
multistep
ASD - support challenges with non-literal, figurative language, support
organization with multistep
Written expression LD - support organization of ideas, breaking process down,
getting thoughts out.
Analytic Rubric Ans✓✓✓ Feedback for each specific criteria, may be longer to
score but gives more feedback, number of rows x number of levels = total points.
,Both of these have 5 criteria x 4 levels = 20 points total. You would determine
what constitutes mastery. Ex 16 out of 20.
Anticipation Guides Ans✓✓✓ Before strategy. Stimulate students' interest in
topic and set a purpose for reading. Teach students to make predictions,
anticipate the text, and verify their predictions. Connect new information to prior
knowledge and build curiosity about a new topic.
Augmentation Ans✓✓✓ Technology acts as a direct substitute with functional
improvement. Ex. Use a screen reader when projecting a slide presentation for
students to reference.
Balanced Literacy Ans✓✓✓ Balance between reading, writing, and word study.
They are all interdependent so the instruction in one supports others. Also relies
on modeling the skills, guided and shared practice, and independent practice.
Basal Readers Ans✓✓✓ Advantages - Readable Anthologies or sets of leveled
"readers". Teacher manual, student workbook, student readers. Wealth of
enrichment activities and differentiation support. Leveled texts that gradually
increase in difficulty. Can take up a lot of classroom shelf space.
Disadvantages - Not as interesting, can be too overwhelming, assembling
drawback, rigid structure, inflexible, unlikely to find inclusive representation.
Basic Interpersonal Language Ans✓✓✓ Basic interpersonal or conversational
language is what we use everyday. Typically occurs outside of a classroom or
academic setting. It can be a higher level vocabulary words. (Perplexed, rushed,
influence)
, Being a Reflective Practitioner Ans✓✓✓ Practitioners need to think about their
own practice and plan for development
Blog Ans✓✓✓ Website where someone periodically posts content ensuring that
the latest content is first. Readers typically respond by posting their own
comments.
Provide an opportunity for reticent or introverted students to express themselves
through writing instead of orally. Mostly text based. Feedback from peers can be
anonymous. Develop and reinforce writing skills and reading comprehension.
Cloze Reading Assessment Ans✓✓✓ Cloze assessments can assess student
vocabulary understanding within a passage as well as comprehension. Students
are given a paragraph with missing words. Students must supply the missing
word. Unlike Maze, students are not given a choice. Instead, students must use
different clues to determine an appropriate answer. Scoring can be subjective but
generally a response is considered correct if it makes sense within the given
context.
Co-Shaping/Re-Voicing Ans✓✓✓ Teacher provides prompts that help students
shape responses that uses academic language.
Color Coding Ans✓✓✓ Helps scaffold writing by adding visual cues to help
students understand how steps of the writing process fit together and visual way
to double check that they have the information and or requirements
Composing Ans✓✓✓ Just writing without concern about errors, rough draft,
sloppy copy
C365 questions with verified answers
"Windows and Mirrors" Ans✓✓✓ "Children need to be involved with literature
which not only allows them to see through the window to the world around
them, but also see themselves mirrored in the texts with which they come into
contact. Multicultural literature offers a rare window into another culture for
majority students and a welcoming mirror of their own culture for minority
students."
5 Step Approach Ans✓✓✓ Prewriting, composing, revising, editing, publishing
Academic Language Ans✓✓✓ Language that is used for academic purposes and
includes broad terms that can be used across different subjects. (Explain,
evidence, diagram)
Accommodations Targeted Scaffolding Ans✓✓✓ Gifted and talented - challenge
and enrich
English learners - bridge and support any language gaps
ADHD - support organization, attention to detail, focus, support organization with
multistep
ASD - support challenges with non-literal, figurative language, support
organization with multistep
Written expression LD - support organization of ideas, breaking process down,
getting thoughts out.
Analytic Rubric Ans✓✓✓ Feedback for each specific criteria, may be longer to
score but gives more feedback, number of rows x number of levels = total points.
,Both of these have 5 criteria x 4 levels = 20 points total. You would determine
what constitutes mastery. Ex 16 out of 20.
Anticipation Guides Ans✓✓✓ Before strategy. Stimulate students' interest in
topic and set a purpose for reading. Teach students to make predictions,
anticipate the text, and verify their predictions. Connect new information to prior
knowledge and build curiosity about a new topic.
Augmentation Ans✓✓✓ Technology acts as a direct substitute with functional
improvement. Ex. Use a screen reader when projecting a slide presentation for
students to reference.
Balanced Literacy Ans✓✓✓ Balance between reading, writing, and word study.
They are all interdependent so the instruction in one supports others. Also relies
on modeling the skills, guided and shared practice, and independent practice.
Basal Readers Ans✓✓✓ Advantages - Readable Anthologies or sets of leveled
"readers". Teacher manual, student workbook, student readers. Wealth of
enrichment activities and differentiation support. Leveled texts that gradually
increase in difficulty. Can take up a lot of classroom shelf space.
Disadvantages - Not as interesting, can be too overwhelming, assembling
drawback, rigid structure, inflexible, unlikely to find inclusive representation.
Basic Interpersonal Language Ans✓✓✓ Basic interpersonal or conversational
language is what we use everyday. Typically occurs outside of a classroom or
academic setting. It can be a higher level vocabulary words. (Perplexed, rushed,
influence)
, Being a Reflective Practitioner Ans✓✓✓ Practitioners need to think about their
own practice and plan for development
Blog Ans✓✓✓ Website where someone periodically posts content ensuring that
the latest content is first. Readers typically respond by posting their own
comments.
Provide an opportunity for reticent or introverted students to express themselves
through writing instead of orally. Mostly text based. Feedback from peers can be
anonymous. Develop and reinforce writing skills and reading comprehension.
Cloze Reading Assessment Ans✓✓✓ Cloze assessments can assess student
vocabulary understanding within a passage as well as comprehension. Students
are given a paragraph with missing words. Students must supply the missing
word. Unlike Maze, students are not given a choice. Instead, students must use
different clues to determine an appropriate answer. Scoring can be subjective but
generally a response is considered correct if it makes sense within the given
context.
Co-Shaping/Re-Voicing Ans✓✓✓ Teacher provides prompts that help students
shape responses that uses academic language.
Color Coding Ans✓✓✓ Helps scaffold writing by adding visual cues to help
students understand how steps of the writing process fit together and visual way
to double check that they have the information and or requirements
Composing Ans✓✓✓ Just writing without concern about errors, rough draft,
sloppy copy
