WGU C910 Reading Methods Proficiency knowledge test
Exam Questions and certified Answers 2025/2026
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Reader-response theory - correct answer reading is a transaction between the reader
and the writer.
The meaning one gains from text is the result of a transaction between the reader and
the text.
Copying down children's dictation and then having them read their own words has been
termed the - correct answer language-experience approach
Reciprocal teaching - correct answer developed by Annemarie Palincsar and Ann
Brown (1984), is a procedure in which students and a teacher work together to improve
students' understanding of complex informational texts and at the same time improve
students' general ability to monitor their comprehension and learn from such texts
A third grade teacher would like to motivate her students to read more books. Which of
the following strategies would help her accomplish this goal? - correct answer book
talks
A book talk is an informal oral recommendation about a book. The book talk gives a
student just enough information to get excited about reading the book
Genre writing - correct answer is where students explore a wide variety of genres to
learn about the structure and produce their own writing
5 writing to learn strategies - correct answer -note taking
-brainstorming & quickwriting
-semantic mapping
-venn diagram
-journals
, A second grade teacher wants to teach her students how to identify the common
elements (characters, setting, plot, problem, and solution) of a well-developed narrative
story. Which of the following strategies would she use to help students understand the
story elements? - correct answer story grammar
Story Grammar - correct answer To identify the common elements that make up a well-
developed story, several variations of story grammar have been developed. This
grammar includes a setting with a character who has a problem to solve or a goal to
achieve, the character's attempts to solve the problem or achieve the goal, the results of
these attempts, and a conclusion
KWL Chart (Know, Want to know, Learned) - correct answer A pre-reading or during
reading activity to support understanding in which adult and child develop a chart
organized in three columns: 1) things the child already Knows about a specific topic, 2)
what the child Wants to know about the same topic, and 3) what the child Learns about
the topic after reading about it.
K-W-L is a teacher-led routine designed primarily for - correct answer expository or
non-fiction texts
Frayer Model - correct answer An adaptation of the concept map. The framework of
the Frayer Model includes: the concept word, the definition, characteristics of the
concept word, examples of the concept word, and non-examples of the concept word. It
is important to include both examples and non-examples, so students are able to
identify what the concept word is and what the concept word is not.
semantic mapping - correct answer (also called clustering or webbing), words
generated in brainstorming are linked to a nucleus word, which reflects a main idea
Drawback of technology in the classroom - correct answer creates more distractions
A first grade teacher wants to integrate a read aloud strategy using technology for
emergent readers to improve fluency and comprehension. What strategy would be the
most effective and developmentally appropriate? - correct answer The teacher allows
Exam Questions and certified Answers 2025/2026
:
Reader-response theory - correct answer reading is a transaction between the reader
and the writer.
The meaning one gains from text is the result of a transaction between the reader and
the text.
Copying down children's dictation and then having them read their own words has been
termed the - correct answer language-experience approach
Reciprocal teaching - correct answer developed by Annemarie Palincsar and Ann
Brown (1984), is a procedure in which students and a teacher work together to improve
students' understanding of complex informational texts and at the same time improve
students' general ability to monitor their comprehension and learn from such texts
A third grade teacher would like to motivate her students to read more books. Which of
the following strategies would help her accomplish this goal? - correct answer book
talks
A book talk is an informal oral recommendation about a book. The book talk gives a
student just enough information to get excited about reading the book
Genre writing - correct answer is where students explore a wide variety of genres to
learn about the structure and produce their own writing
5 writing to learn strategies - correct answer -note taking
-brainstorming & quickwriting
-semantic mapping
-venn diagram
-journals
, A second grade teacher wants to teach her students how to identify the common
elements (characters, setting, plot, problem, and solution) of a well-developed narrative
story. Which of the following strategies would she use to help students understand the
story elements? - correct answer story grammar
Story Grammar - correct answer To identify the common elements that make up a well-
developed story, several variations of story grammar have been developed. This
grammar includes a setting with a character who has a problem to solve or a goal to
achieve, the character's attempts to solve the problem or achieve the goal, the results of
these attempts, and a conclusion
KWL Chart (Know, Want to know, Learned) - correct answer A pre-reading or during
reading activity to support understanding in which adult and child develop a chart
organized in three columns: 1) things the child already Knows about a specific topic, 2)
what the child Wants to know about the same topic, and 3) what the child Learns about
the topic after reading about it.
K-W-L is a teacher-led routine designed primarily for - correct answer expository or
non-fiction texts
Frayer Model - correct answer An adaptation of the concept map. The framework of
the Frayer Model includes: the concept word, the definition, characteristics of the
concept word, examples of the concept word, and non-examples of the concept word. It
is important to include both examples and non-examples, so students are able to
identify what the concept word is and what the concept word is not.
semantic mapping - correct answer (also called clustering or webbing), words
generated in brainstorming are linked to a nucleus word, which reflects a main idea
Drawback of technology in the classroom - correct answer creates more distractions
A first grade teacher wants to integrate a read aloud strategy using technology for
emergent readers to improve fluency and comprehension. What strategy would be the
most effective and developmentally appropriate? - correct answer The teacher allows
