WGU D677 - Elementary Literacy Curriculum | Questions and Answers
Why is it important for elementary To ensure all students receive an equitable education and have the
schools to recognize and opportunity to succeed
address assumptions about 2 multiple choice options
literacy?
Why do teachers use standards To make sure students learn skills and content needed. 2 multiple choice
when planning lessons? options
Focuses on explicit, systematic instruction in phonemic awareness,
Which of the following best
phonics, and other foundational skills.
describes the approach used in
structured literacy? 3 multiple choice options
What defines multisensory Teaching using multiple senses like seeing, hearing, and touching.
teaching methods in structured
3 multiple choice options
literacy programs?
Why are multisensory teaching Because they engage students in various ways through different senses
methods effective in structured
3 multiple choice options
literacy programs?
They provide opportunities for students to engage with print and
What is the importance of
language in meaningful ways
literacy-rich learning
environments? 3 multiple choice options
How can teachers ensure that Identify the key skills and concepts within the standard 3 multiple choice
instructions meet the options
expectations of a given content
standard?
What is the first step teachers Identify the learning objectives outlined in the content standards
should take when selecting
instructional activities that align 3 multiple choice options
with content standards?
Which strategy ensures that a Compare the lesson objectives with the content standard 3 multiple choice
given literacy instruction is options
aligned with the correct content
standard?
Play
, What first step should teachers Identify prerequisite skills that students need to develop 3 multiple choice
take when identifying the correct options
instruction sequence to help
students master an end-of-year
standard?
What part of the brain is Meaning Processor 3 multiple choice options
responsible for understanding
the definition or semantics of
words during reading?
In the reading brain, which area is Phonological Processor 3 multiple choice options
primarily responsible for
processing sounds?
Which part of the brain does Planum temporale 3 multiple choice options
not develop naturally and is
activated as students are taught
structured literacy lessons
focusing on sound-symbol
connections?
Where in the brain does language Temporal Lobe or where the Meaning and Context processors 3 multiple
comprehension primarily occur? choice options
What is the first pillar of literacy Phonemic awareness 3 multiple choice options
according to the lesson?
What does Scarborough's Reading A big picture of how reading works 3 multiple choice options
Rope represent?
Which literacy approach Structured literacy 3 multiple choice options
emphasizes explicit
instruction in the
relationships between
sounds and letters?
What does phonemic awareness Manipulating individual sounds in words 3 multiple choice options
primarily focus on?
What is the primary focus of Discerning and manipulating sounds within words 3 multiple choice options
phonological awareness
activities in the lesson?
What is the purpose of phonics Deciphering unfamiliar words 3 multiple choice options
and word analysis activities in
the lesson?
What skill does fluency practice Reading with expression and pace 3 multiple choice options
aim to enhance in the lesson?
How are vocabulary enrichment Exploring word meanings through context clues and word parts
Why is it important for elementary To ensure all students receive an equitable education and have the
schools to recognize and opportunity to succeed
address assumptions about 2 multiple choice options
literacy?
Why do teachers use standards To make sure students learn skills and content needed. 2 multiple choice
when planning lessons? options
Focuses on explicit, systematic instruction in phonemic awareness,
Which of the following best
phonics, and other foundational skills.
describes the approach used in
structured literacy? 3 multiple choice options
What defines multisensory Teaching using multiple senses like seeing, hearing, and touching.
teaching methods in structured
3 multiple choice options
literacy programs?
Why are multisensory teaching Because they engage students in various ways through different senses
methods effective in structured
3 multiple choice options
literacy programs?
They provide opportunities for students to engage with print and
What is the importance of
language in meaningful ways
literacy-rich learning
environments? 3 multiple choice options
How can teachers ensure that Identify the key skills and concepts within the standard 3 multiple choice
instructions meet the options
expectations of a given content
standard?
What is the first step teachers Identify the learning objectives outlined in the content standards
should take when selecting
instructional activities that align 3 multiple choice options
with content standards?
Which strategy ensures that a Compare the lesson objectives with the content standard 3 multiple choice
given literacy instruction is options
aligned with the correct content
standard?
Play
, What first step should teachers Identify prerequisite skills that students need to develop 3 multiple choice
take when identifying the correct options
instruction sequence to help
students master an end-of-year
standard?
What part of the brain is Meaning Processor 3 multiple choice options
responsible for understanding
the definition or semantics of
words during reading?
In the reading brain, which area is Phonological Processor 3 multiple choice options
primarily responsible for
processing sounds?
Which part of the brain does Planum temporale 3 multiple choice options
not develop naturally and is
activated as students are taught
structured literacy lessons
focusing on sound-symbol
connections?
Where in the brain does language Temporal Lobe or where the Meaning and Context processors 3 multiple
comprehension primarily occur? choice options
What is the first pillar of literacy Phonemic awareness 3 multiple choice options
according to the lesson?
What does Scarborough's Reading A big picture of how reading works 3 multiple choice options
Rope represent?
Which literacy approach Structured literacy 3 multiple choice options
emphasizes explicit
instruction in the
relationships between
sounds and letters?
What does phonemic awareness Manipulating individual sounds in words 3 multiple choice options
primarily focus on?
What is the primary focus of Discerning and manipulating sounds within words 3 multiple choice options
phonological awareness
activities in the lesson?
What is the purpose of phonics Deciphering unfamiliar words 3 multiple choice options
and word analysis activities in
the lesson?
What skill does fluency practice Reading with expression and pace 3 multiple choice options
aim to enhance in the lesson?
How are vocabulary enrichment Exploring word meanings through context clues and word parts
