WGU D676 READING AND WRITING
ACQUISITION FINAL TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ Poetry.
Answer: Expressive writing often using rhyme and meter.
◍ A first-grade bilingual teacher is introducing the consonant phoneme /d/.
While observing the students, the teacher notices that some English learners
are pronouncing the /d/ sound as /th/..What is the most effective strategy to
help these students correctly produce the /d/ sound?.
Answer: Provide the students with a mirror to watch the articulation of the
/d/ sound.
◍ Which classroom activity would effectively enhance reading fluency?.
Answer: Organizing students into pairs to take turns reading aloud and
providing feedback
◍ Which scenario exemplifies teaching phonology in the classroom?.
Answer: The teacher leads a lesson on the different sounds of a specific
letter and how the sound can change the meaning of a word
◍ Phonemic Awareness.
Answer: Recognizing and manipulating sounds in spoken words.
◍ According to the Simple View of Reading, which statement explains how
skilled reading is achieved?.
Answer: By combining decoding and language comprehension abilities
◍ How do working memory and executive functioning skills support language
development in early literacy?.
, Answer: Working memory and executive functioning help children hold and
manipulate language information for early literacy skills.
◍ During a history lesson, a teacher plays historical music from the American
Revolution era, shows visuals from key events, and has students handle
replicas of artifacts. The students then write a short essay on their
experience and understanding of the era.Which type of instruction is the
teacher using?.
Answer: Multisensory instruction
◍ Which component of Scarborough's Reading Rope involves the ability to
hear and manipulate sounds in spoken language?.
Answer: Phonological Awareness
◍ Lexical Processor.
Answer: Part of the brain that stores knowledge of words and their
meanings.
◍ RICH Principles.
Answer: Relevancy, Inclusiveness, Creativity, Hands-on; designing literacy
activities that are engaging and accessible to all students.
◍ Which research-based method is a kindergarten teacher applying to develop
foundational writing skills when they have students write about their
favorite activities in a daily journal writing activity?.
Answer: Using invented spelling to encourage creativity
◍ How does explicit instruction train the brain to read?.
Answer: By providing direct and systematic teaching of reading skills
◍ What classroom activity would effectively assess young learners' print
awareness?.
Answer: Asking learners to point out where a story starts and ends in a
picture book
◍ A student can decode unfamiliar words but struggles to grasp the meaning
of the sentences they read.Which component is likely the cause of the
, comprehension issue, according to the Simple View of Reading?.
Answer: Insufficient language comprehension
◍ A student learns to break down the word "unhappiness" into "un," "happy,"
and "ness."Which linguistic concept are they engaging with?.
Answer: Morphology
◍ What is the benefit of the clarifying step during reciprocal teaching?.
Answer: To address and resolve any confusion about the text
◍ What is an advanced phonemic awareness activity that involves the
substitution of sounds?.
Answer: Students changing the first sound in a word to make a new word.
◍ What does Scarborough's Reading Rope aim to connect?.
Answer: Word recognition and understanding language
◍ What is the primary function of working memory when it comes to reading
comprehension?.
Answer: Holding and manipulating information to understand and integrate
text
◍ Which of the following is crucial for effective reading and writing
instruction?.
Answer: Interleave all literacy elements like phonemic awareness, phonics,
vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension in reading and writing instruction
◍ A teacher is planning a reading lesson for a group of struggling
readers.Which explicit instruction element should the teacher incorporate
into the lesson?.
Answer: Modeling and demonstrating reading strategies
◍ During the second week of school, a kindergarten teacher administers the
DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) assessment to
the students. After reviewing the results, the teacher notices that several
students scored below benchmark levels in phonemic awareness and letter
naming fluency. The teacher decides to conduct further diagnostic
ACQUISITION FINAL TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ Poetry.
Answer: Expressive writing often using rhyme and meter.
◍ A first-grade bilingual teacher is introducing the consonant phoneme /d/.
While observing the students, the teacher notices that some English learners
are pronouncing the /d/ sound as /th/..What is the most effective strategy to
help these students correctly produce the /d/ sound?.
Answer: Provide the students with a mirror to watch the articulation of the
/d/ sound.
◍ Which classroom activity would effectively enhance reading fluency?.
Answer: Organizing students into pairs to take turns reading aloud and
providing feedback
◍ Which scenario exemplifies teaching phonology in the classroom?.
Answer: The teacher leads a lesson on the different sounds of a specific
letter and how the sound can change the meaning of a word
◍ Phonemic Awareness.
Answer: Recognizing and manipulating sounds in spoken words.
◍ According to the Simple View of Reading, which statement explains how
skilled reading is achieved?.
Answer: By combining decoding and language comprehension abilities
◍ How do working memory and executive functioning skills support language
development in early literacy?.
, Answer: Working memory and executive functioning help children hold and
manipulate language information for early literacy skills.
◍ During a history lesson, a teacher plays historical music from the American
Revolution era, shows visuals from key events, and has students handle
replicas of artifacts. The students then write a short essay on their
experience and understanding of the era.Which type of instruction is the
teacher using?.
Answer: Multisensory instruction
◍ Which component of Scarborough's Reading Rope involves the ability to
hear and manipulate sounds in spoken language?.
Answer: Phonological Awareness
◍ Lexical Processor.
Answer: Part of the brain that stores knowledge of words and their
meanings.
◍ RICH Principles.
Answer: Relevancy, Inclusiveness, Creativity, Hands-on; designing literacy
activities that are engaging and accessible to all students.
◍ Which research-based method is a kindergarten teacher applying to develop
foundational writing skills when they have students write about their
favorite activities in a daily journal writing activity?.
Answer: Using invented spelling to encourage creativity
◍ How does explicit instruction train the brain to read?.
Answer: By providing direct and systematic teaching of reading skills
◍ What classroom activity would effectively assess young learners' print
awareness?.
Answer: Asking learners to point out where a story starts and ends in a
picture book
◍ A student can decode unfamiliar words but struggles to grasp the meaning
of the sentences they read.Which component is likely the cause of the
, comprehension issue, according to the Simple View of Reading?.
Answer: Insufficient language comprehension
◍ A student learns to break down the word "unhappiness" into "un," "happy,"
and "ness."Which linguistic concept are they engaging with?.
Answer: Morphology
◍ What is the benefit of the clarifying step during reciprocal teaching?.
Answer: To address and resolve any confusion about the text
◍ What is an advanced phonemic awareness activity that involves the
substitution of sounds?.
Answer: Students changing the first sound in a word to make a new word.
◍ What does Scarborough's Reading Rope aim to connect?.
Answer: Word recognition and understanding language
◍ What is the primary function of working memory when it comes to reading
comprehension?.
Answer: Holding and manipulating information to understand and integrate
text
◍ Which of the following is crucial for effective reading and writing
instruction?.
Answer: Interleave all literacy elements like phonemic awareness, phonics,
vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension in reading and writing instruction
◍ A teacher is planning a reading lesson for a group of struggling
readers.Which explicit instruction element should the teacher incorporate
into the lesson?.
Answer: Modeling and demonstrating reading strategies
◍ During the second week of school, a kindergarten teacher administers the
DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) assessment to
the students. After reviewing the results, the teacher notices that several
students scored below benchmark levels in phonemic awareness and letter
naming fluency. The teacher decides to conduct further diagnostic
