D668 WGU QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is a key component of structured literacy instruction?- - Answer -Integrating
explicit, systematic teaching of decoding and encoding skills.
How do standards help teachers keep lessons consistent throughout the school year?- -
Answer -By giving teachers a clear guide on what to teach and when.
Standards- - Answer -offer educators a structured roadmap, promoting consistency and
alignment in instructional planning throughout the academic year. are guidelines or
benchmarks that outline what students should know and be able to do at different
stages of their education.
Literacy- - Answer -the ability to read, write, and understand information, enabling
effective communication and comprehension
Systematic - Answer -instruction that presents concepts in order, beginning with the
easiest concepts and increasing in difficulty, with new concepts being built on prior
knowledge
explicit instruction - Answer -a systematic and direct teaching approach where
educators clearly and directly teach specific concepts, skills, or strategies involving
providing clear explanations, modeling, guided practice, and feedback to facilitate
understanding and mastery of the material
Dyslexia Instruction - Answer -students with dyslexia involves a structured, explicit, and
systematic approach to teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, and other foundational
reading skills.
Dyslexia is a visual problem where individuals see letters and words backward. T/F -
Answer -F. Dyslexia is primarily a language-based learning disability affecting reading
and decoding, not a visual issue involving seeing letters backward.
To teach reading most effectively, teachers should use Discovery Learning. T/F -
Answer -F. While Discovery Learning can be valuable, effective reading instruction often
combines various methods including explicit instruction and structured approaches.
The reading brain - Answer -the network of brain regions that work together to decode,
comprehend, and interpret written language
Four Considerations when planning for literacy lesson: - Answer -Structured Literacy
Selection of Materials
Differentiation/ High-Leverage Practices for Supporting All Learners
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)
,A teacher would like to start a new spelling curriculum. She found free online curriculum
with several fun resources. The source was not accessible for all learners. She
compared it to a resource suggested by her district, which has been aligned with
evidence-based research and is founded on best practices for spelling. She decided to
use the resource suggested by her district.
Which of the Four Considerations is this teacher using?- - Answer -Differentiation/High
Leverage Practices for Supporting All Learners
Imagine a teacher preparing to teach reading to a class with different reading abilities.
They need to figure out how to teach in a certain way. That means breaking down
reading into smaller parts like sounds, word meanings, and how sentences work. By
doing this, the teacher can ensure that everyone in the class learns well, regardless of
their reading level.- - Answer -Structured Literacy
A teacher preparing to teach her class how to read a new book needs to think about
what type of book will best fit her students. Does she choose a story that's too easy and
will make them bored? Or one that is too hard, and they will struggle with? She needs to
pick just the right book that will challenge them just enough to keep them engaged and
learning.- - Answer -Selection Materials
A kindergarten teacher is planning reading instruction for his students. Based on his
observations and data, he chooses two different word sort activities, one for students
reading at grade level and one for students reading below grade level.- - Answer -
Differentiation/Higher Leverage Practices for supporting all learners
A teacher observes that some students in her class struggle with reading
comprehension despite receiving the same instruction as their peers. She understands
the importance of identifying the specific aspect of instruction that needs consideration
to address their needs effectively. This involves assessing whether the students require
additional support in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, or
comprehension and then planning targeted instruction accordingly.- - Answer -MTSS
Structured Literacy - Answer -framework is needed to support students in reading and
writing confidently.
What percentage need systematic, explicit code-based (phonics) instruction with
additional opportunities to practice?- - Answer -10-15%
What percentage learn to read with basic phonics instruction?- - Answer -35%
What percentage of students learn to read in seemingly effortless way?- - Answer -5%
What percentage learn only systematic, explicit code-based (phonics) instruction?_ -
Answer -40-50%
, multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS): - Answer -a framework that provides varying
levels of academic and behavioral interventions to support the diverse needs of all
students
phonology: - Answer -the study of the sound patterns of language, including the
organization and systematic relationships of speech sounds (phonemes) within a
particular language or dialect
sound-symbol: - Answer -the understanding that letters and letter combinations
(symbols) make different sounds
syllables: - Answer -units of sound within words that contain a single vowel sound and
may or may not be preceded or followed by consonant sounds
morphology: - Answer -the study of how words are put together with smaller parts
called morphemes, which can be prefixes, suffixes, root words, or other word parts
syntax: - Answer -the structure, arrangement, and organization of words into phrases,
clauses, and sentences in a language
semantics: - Answer -the meaning of words/phrases and how they relate to each other;
it helps us understand the meanings of sentences and how words/phrases connect to
form clear and meaningful communication
systematic and cumulative: - Answer -instruction that presents concepts in order,
beginning with the easiest concepts and increasing in difficulty, with new concepts being
built on prior knowledge
explicit: - Answer -a systematic and direct teaching approach where educators clearly
and directly teach specific concepts, skills, or strategies involving providing clear
explanations, modeling, guided practice, and feedback to facilitate understanding and
mastery of the material
diagnostic: - Answer -instruction that includes ongoing formal and informal assessment
and focuses on student strengths and needs
content standards: - Answer -the guidelines that outline the knowledge, skills, and
concepts students are expected to master at each grade level in a particular subject
area; typically defined at the state level
performance standards: - Answer -standards that describe the level of proficiency or
achievement students should demonstrate in relation to the content standards
Blooms Taxonomy: - Answer -a hierarchical framework that categorizes cognitive
processes into six levels, ranging from lower-order thinking skills, such as remembering
and understanding, to higher-order thinking skills, such as analyzing and creating
What is a key component of structured literacy instruction?- - Answer -Integrating
explicit, systematic teaching of decoding and encoding skills.
How do standards help teachers keep lessons consistent throughout the school year?- -
Answer -By giving teachers a clear guide on what to teach and when.
Standards- - Answer -offer educators a structured roadmap, promoting consistency and
alignment in instructional planning throughout the academic year. are guidelines or
benchmarks that outline what students should know and be able to do at different
stages of their education.
Literacy- - Answer -the ability to read, write, and understand information, enabling
effective communication and comprehension
Systematic - Answer -instruction that presents concepts in order, beginning with the
easiest concepts and increasing in difficulty, with new concepts being built on prior
knowledge
explicit instruction - Answer -a systematic and direct teaching approach where
educators clearly and directly teach specific concepts, skills, or strategies involving
providing clear explanations, modeling, guided practice, and feedback to facilitate
understanding and mastery of the material
Dyslexia Instruction - Answer -students with dyslexia involves a structured, explicit, and
systematic approach to teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, and other foundational
reading skills.
Dyslexia is a visual problem where individuals see letters and words backward. T/F -
Answer -F. Dyslexia is primarily a language-based learning disability affecting reading
and decoding, not a visual issue involving seeing letters backward.
To teach reading most effectively, teachers should use Discovery Learning. T/F -
Answer -F. While Discovery Learning can be valuable, effective reading instruction often
combines various methods including explicit instruction and structured approaches.
The reading brain - Answer -the network of brain regions that work together to decode,
comprehend, and interpret written language
Four Considerations when planning for literacy lesson: - Answer -Structured Literacy
Selection of Materials
Differentiation/ High-Leverage Practices for Supporting All Learners
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)
,A teacher would like to start a new spelling curriculum. She found free online curriculum
with several fun resources. The source was not accessible for all learners. She
compared it to a resource suggested by her district, which has been aligned with
evidence-based research and is founded on best practices for spelling. She decided to
use the resource suggested by her district.
Which of the Four Considerations is this teacher using?- - Answer -Differentiation/High
Leverage Practices for Supporting All Learners
Imagine a teacher preparing to teach reading to a class with different reading abilities.
They need to figure out how to teach in a certain way. That means breaking down
reading into smaller parts like sounds, word meanings, and how sentences work. By
doing this, the teacher can ensure that everyone in the class learns well, regardless of
their reading level.- - Answer -Structured Literacy
A teacher preparing to teach her class how to read a new book needs to think about
what type of book will best fit her students. Does she choose a story that's too easy and
will make them bored? Or one that is too hard, and they will struggle with? She needs to
pick just the right book that will challenge them just enough to keep them engaged and
learning.- - Answer -Selection Materials
A kindergarten teacher is planning reading instruction for his students. Based on his
observations and data, he chooses two different word sort activities, one for students
reading at grade level and one for students reading below grade level.- - Answer -
Differentiation/Higher Leverage Practices for supporting all learners
A teacher observes that some students in her class struggle with reading
comprehension despite receiving the same instruction as their peers. She understands
the importance of identifying the specific aspect of instruction that needs consideration
to address their needs effectively. This involves assessing whether the students require
additional support in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, or
comprehension and then planning targeted instruction accordingly.- - Answer -MTSS
Structured Literacy - Answer -framework is needed to support students in reading and
writing confidently.
What percentage need systematic, explicit code-based (phonics) instruction with
additional opportunities to practice?- - Answer -10-15%
What percentage learn to read with basic phonics instruction?- - Answer -35%
What percentage of students learn to read in seemingly effortless way?- - Answer -5%
What percentage learn only systematic, explicit code-based (phonics) instruction?_ -
Answer -40-50%
, multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS): - Answer -a framework that provides varying
levels of academic and behavioral interventions to support the diverse needs of all
students
phonology: - Answer -the study of the sound patterns of language, including the
organization and systematic relationships of speech sounds (phonemes) within a
particular language or dialect
sound-symbol: - Answer -the understanding that letters and letter combinations
(symbols) make different sounds
syllables: - Answer -units of sound within words that contain a single vowel sound and
may or may not be preceded or followed by consonant sounds
morphology: - Answer -the study of how words are put together with smaller parts
called morphemes, which can be prefixes, suffixes, root words, or other word parts
syntax: - Answer -the structure, arrangement, and organization of words into phrases,
clauses, and sentences in a language
semantics: - Answer -the meaning of words/phrases and how they relate to each other;
it helps us understand the meanings of sentences and how words/phrases connect to
form clear and meaningful communication
systematic and cumulative: - Answer -instruction that presents concepts in order,
beginning with the easiest concepts and increasing in difficulty, with new concepts being
built on prior knowledge
explicit: - Answer -a systematic and direct teaching approach where educators clearly
and directly teach specific concepts, skills, or strategies involving providing clear
explanations, modeling, guided practice, and feedback to facilitate understanding and
mastery of the material
diagnostic: - Answer -instruction that includes ongoing formal and informal assessment
and focuses on student strengths and needs
content standards: - Answer -the guidelines that outline the knowledge, skills, and
concepts students are expected to master at each grade level in a particular subject
area; typically defined at the state level
performance standards: - Answer -standards that describe the level of proficiency or
achievement students should demonstrate in relation to the content standards
Blooms Taxonomy: - Answer -a hierarchical framework that categorizes cognitive
processes into six levels, ranging from lower-order thinking skills, such as remembering
and understanding, to higher-order thinking skills, such as analyzing and creating
