WGU-C909: Elementary Reading
Methods and Interventions: Pre-
Assessment
Second-grade students read part of a story in their assigned groups about a
boisterous boy and his quiet, five-year-old sister. The boy took his sister for a
walk around the block as his mother instructed him to do. The little girl wanted
to stop to look at the leaves, feel the grass, and watch a butterfly. The boy
became impatient.
The students were asked to predict what might happen next by working in
their groups to write an ending to the story.
Which scenario illustrates students working within sociocultural theory to
complete the story?
The students worked within their group exchanging ideas and rereading the
story. They agreed on an ending together.
The students worked together as a group. They decided to rewrite their own
story from the beginning with a happy ending.
The students worked together as a group, but could not agree on an ending.
They reread the story and wrote three different endings. - correct answer ✔-
The students worked within their group exchanging ideas and rereading the
story. They agreed on an ending together.
,Which stage of writing development involves correcting mechanical elements
such as grammar, punctuation, and spelling?
Editing
Drafting
Publishing
Prewriting - correct answer ✔Editing
Which term describes young children who read words based on visual cues?
Full alphabetic stage
Pre-alphabetic stage
Partial alphabetic stage
,Consolidated alphabetic stage - correct answer ✔Pre-alphabetic stage
Why is oral language development critical to reading development?
Students draw on the complexities of spoken language as a bridge to
emergent literacy.
Students develop reading skills by understanding the rules of complex
culturally diverse language.
Students can use their knowledge of phonics to sound out written words they
do not immediately recognize.
Students with simple oral language skills will use fewer vocabulary words
when they write than when they speak. - correct answer ✔Students draw on
the complexities of spoken language as a bridge to emergent literacy.
How are reading and writing development connected?
Reading and writing depend on different cognitive structures and strategies.
, What students learn through informal writing is dependent upon reading level.
Writing extends reading experiences to integrate what students know in a
logical way.
Writing and reading are solitary experiences so students can strengthen
metacognitive skills. - correct answer ✔Writing extends reading experiences
to integrate what students know in a logical way.
Which research-based strategy most effectively assists teaching students
about the accomplishments of several historical figures?
Students practice small group choral reading from trade books.
Students do quick reads for fast understanding of historical problems.
Students share information with the class from television news stories.
Students create Venn diagrams using trade books and their history text. -
correct answer ✔Students create Venn diagrams using trade books and their
history text.
Methods and Interventions: Pre-
Assessment
Second-grade students read part of a story in their assigned groups about a
boisterous boy and his quiet, five-year-old sister. The boy took his sister for a
walk around the block as his mother instructed him to do. The little girl wanted
to stop to look at the leaves, feel the grass, and watch a butterfly. The boy
became impatient.
The students were asked to predict what might happen next by working in
their groups to write an ending to the story.
Which scenario illustrates students working within sociocultural theory to
complete the story?
The students worked within their group exchanging ideas and rereading the
story. They agreed on an ending together.
The students worked together as a group. They decided to rewrite their own
story from the beginning with a happy ending.
The students worked together as a group, but could not agree on an ending.
They reread the story and wrote three different endings. - correct answer ✔-
The students worked within their group exchanging ideas and rereading the
story. They agreed on an ending together.
,Which stage of writing development involves correcting mechanical elements
such as grammar, punctuation, and spelling?
Editing
Drafting
Publishing
Prewriting - correct answer ✔Editing
Which term describes young children who read words based on visual cues?
Full alphabetic stage
Pre-alphabetic stage
Partial alphabetic stage
,Consolidated alphabetic stage - correct answer ✔Pre-alphabetic stage
Why is oral language development critical to reading development?
Students draw on the complexities of spoken language as a bridge to
emergent literacy.
Students develop reading skills by understanding the rules of complex
culturally diverse language.
Students can use their knowledge of phonics to sound out written words they
do not immediately recognize.
Students with simple oral language skills will use fewer vocabulary words
when they write than when they speak. - correct answer ✔Students draw on
the complexities of spoken language as a bridge to emergent literacy.
How are reading and writing development connected?
Reading and writing depend on different cognitive structures and strategies.
, What students learn through informal writing is dependent upon reading level.
Writing extends reading experiences to integrate what students know in a
logical way.
Writing and reading are solitary experiences so students can strengthen
metacognitive skills. - correct answer ✔Writing extends reading experiences
to integrate what students know in a logical way.
Which research-based strategy most effectively assists teaching students
about the accomplishments of several historical figures?
Students practice small group choral reading from trade books.
Students do quick reads for fast understanding of historical problems.
Students share information with the class from television news stories.
Students create Venn diagrams using trade books and their history text. -
correct answer ✔Students create Venn diagrams using trade books and their
history text.
