WGU-C365: Competency 2: Expanding
Students' Knowledge-Self Check Already
Passed
What role does conceptual understanding play in learning new vocabulary? ✔✔When students
learn vocabulary and material in a more persona
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WGU-C365: Competency 2: Expanding
Students' Knowledge-Self Check Already
Passed
What role does conceptual understanding play in learning new vocabulary? ✔✔When students
learn vocabulary and material in a more personal, connected manner, they remember it better and
can more effectively apply the information.
What are the two principles of content-area reading instruction that a teacher should focus on
building with students? ✔✔Help build conceptual understanding and help students build
connections.
Before reading a text, strategic readers will: (Check all that apply.) ✔✔-make a prediction about
the text
-set a goal for reading
-activate prior knowledge
-decide how to approach the material
-survey the text
What is a before reading activity that a teacher can use to build students' interests and activate
their prior knowledge? ✔✔Anticipation guide
What does a think-aloud foster? ✔✔Comprehension
Processing
Making connections
When using an anticipation guide, what can the teacher have the students do to deepen their
learning process? ✔✔Have students justify their responses.
match the following scenarios to the appropriate during reading strategy being used.
Scenario 1: Students are using a device that outlines the main ideas of a text and follows the
same order that the text flows. ✔✔Pattern guide
match the following scenarios to the appropriate during reading strategy being used.
Scenario 2: Students are using a flexible device that aids in their comprehension and helps them
to organize information. The device draws students' attention to major concepts and provides
assistance with areas of the text that may pose problems for students. * ✔✔Strategy guide
match the following scenarios to the appropriate during reading strategy being used.
Scenario 3: Students are using a device that fosters "two-handed" reading. It guides them through
brief segments of a text with specific questions and are used while the student is reading.
✔✔WIRC thinksheets
match the following scenarios to the appropriate during reading strategy being used.
Scenario 4: Students are using a device that is annotated with marginal notes which defines
difficult vocabulary, explains key ideas in friendlier terms, emphasizes key points and at times
paraphrases a small passage. ✔✔Gloss
Below is an example of a ___________ procedure. ✔✔cloze procedure
Referring to the image provided with the previous question, what is the purpose of this type of
procedure? ✔✔To test reading ability and foster comprehension.
Which of the following are ways that a teacher can build students' vocabulary? ✔✔Word sorts
Word of the day
Using semantic maps
Dramatizing
Labeling
What does it mean for a student to read at the independent level and why is this important?
✔✔The independent level is the level at which students can read the majority of the text (96% or
better) without assistance. This level of ability is needed in order for students to fully
comprehend and be able to make inferences, draw conclusions, and apply the knowledge learned
from the reading.
Which of the following is a true representation of schema and situation model theory (Mental
Model theory)? ✔✔Students participate in a discussion of a sand dollar in the classroom.
Students whose schema includes time at the beach or other exposure to the sand dollar are able to
discuss it and start thinking about how it is formed.
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