C365 WGU
WGU C365 Language Arts Instruction and
Intervention Exam Questions and Answers 2026
holistic rubric
Scoring or ranking students' written pieces on the basis of an overall
impression of each piece. Not as time consuming for the instructor as
Analytic.
analytic rubric
This type of rubric analyzes writing and notes specific strengths and
weaknesses.
maze
Used to foster comprehension. Students must choose the correct response
from a selection of three given words.
cloze
used to foster comprehension; exercise in which words are deleted from a
passage and students are asked to supply the missing words (No word box
given)
IRI (informal reading inventory)
An assessment that determines the Independent, Instructional, and Frustration
reading levels for the student. This sometimes includes a listening capacity
component.
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RR (running record)
An assessment given to students where 100 words are read from a book on
the student's independent level and teachers mark the miscues. Given every 4
weeks and remediation can take place immedietaely if needed.
Retelling
Used in grades K-3, students tell details about what they have heard from a
story read to them. Teachers listen for key details and main ideas.
RTI/MTSS [MTSS (Multi-Tiered Systems of Support), formerly known as
RTI (Response to Intervention)]
This is an instructional framework that includes universal screening of all
students, multiple tiers of instruction and support services, and an integrated
data collection and assessment system to inform decisions at each tier of
instruction. The framework can be used for literacy, math, or behavior. Tier 1
= Core Instruction for all students, Tier 2 = Targeted Intervention, Tier 3 =
Intensive Intervention
Authentic Assessments
These assessments connect what a student is being assessed on to skills that
have real world application. For example, writing a letter to the town board to
approve a solar installation with facts and reasoned analysis versus a test
about solar power. Authentic assessments are also a powerful tool in a
culturally responsive and inclusive classroom.
Fluency Assessment
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Used to determine how many words per minute a student can read accurately.
This type of assessment may also include a retelling to determine
comprehension of the text read.
SAMR
It stands for substitution, augmentation, modification, and redefinition. This
continuum reflects the ways in which technology can be brought into the
classroom. Substitution might be swapping out a book for a PDF.
Augmentation might be having an audio recording of the PDF available to
students. Modification might be having students manipulate the PDF to
highlight, annotate, take notes, etc. Redefinition is when what you are doing
could not have been possible without the technology. For example, having an
author do a classroom visit via Google Meets and having students ask
questions about the digital story or having students take parts and pieces of
the PDF to create a movie trailer with music, quotes, etc. To share via the
school website.
Discussion board
These are targeted writing to learn opportunities where students are provided
with a prompt that they can respond to and then see other's responses.
Students can respond to each other as well. They are suitable subsitutions for
live class discussions. You can also use them in coordination with a live
session to give students time to collect their thoughts beforehand. They can
even be used to guide a live discussion and pull out common patterns in
responses.
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WGU C365 Language Arts Instruction and
Intervention Exam Questions and Answers 2026
holistic rubric
Scoring or ranking students' written pieces on the basis of an overall
impression of each piece. Not as time consuming for the instructor as
Analytic.
analytic rubric
This type of rubric analyzes writing and notes specific strengths and
weaknesses.
maze
Used to foster comprehension. Students must choose the correct response
from a selection of three given words.
cloze
used to foster comprehension; exercise in which words are deleted from a
passage and students are asked to supply the missing words (No word box
given)
IRI (informal reading inventory)
An assessment that determines the Independent, Instructional, and Frustration
reading levels for the student. This sometimes includes a listening capacity
component.
1|Page
,C365 WGU
RR (running record)
An assessment given to students where 100 words are read from a book on
the student's independent level and teachers mark the miscues. Given every 4
weeks and remediation can take place immedietaely if needed.
Retelling
Used in grades K-3, students tell details about what they have heard from a
story read to them. Teachers listen for key details and main ideas.
RTI/MTSS [MTSS (Multi-Tiered Systems of Support), formerly known as
RTI (Response to Intervention)]
This is an instructional framework that includes universal screening of all
students, multiple tiers of instruction and support services, and an integrated
data collection and assessment system to inform decisions at each tier of
instruction. The framework can be used for literacy, math, or behavior. Tier 1
= Core Instruction for all students, Tier 2 = Targeted Intervention, Tier 3 =
Intensive Intervention
Authentic Assessments
These assessments connect what a student is being assessed on to skills that
have real world application. For example, writing a letter to the town board to
approve a solar installation with facts and reasoned analysis versus a test
about solar power. Authentic assessments are also a powerful tool in a
culturally responsive and inclusive classroom.
Fluency Assessment
2|Page
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Used to determine how many words per minute a student can read accurately.
This type of assessment may also include a retelling to determine
comprehension of the text read.
SAMR
It stands for substitution, augmentation, modification, and redefinition. This
continuum reflects the ways in which technology can be brought into the
classroom. Substitution might be swapping out a book for a PDF.
Augmentation might be having an audio recording of the PDF available to
students. Modification might be having students manipulate the PDF to
highlight, annotate, take notes, etc. Redefinition is when what you are doing
could not have been possible without the technology. For example, having an
author do a classroom visit via Google Meets and having students ask
questions about the digital story or having students take parts and pieces of
the PDF to create a movie trailer with music, quotes, etc. To share via the
school website.
Discussion board
These are targeted writing to learn opportunities where students are provided
with a prompt that they can respond to and then see other's responses.
Students can respond to each other as well. They are suitable subsitutions for
live class discussions. You can also use them in coordination with a live
session to give students time to collect their thoughts beforehand. They can
even be used to guide a live discussion and pull out common patterns in
responses.
3|Page
