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WGU-C909: Elementary Reading

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Question : Constructivism (Learning Philosophies)

Correct answer: -Constructivism emphasizes the idea that

comprehending a text is very much an active process. - Constructivism holds that the meaning one constructs from a text is subjective—the result of one particular person's processing of the text.

Question : Cognitive-Constructivist View of Reading-

Teaching Methods (Learning Philosophies)

Correct answer: -Aim to assist students in assimilating new

information to existing knowledge, as well as enabling them to make the appropriate modifications to their existing intellectual framework to accommodate that information.-Jean Piaget and William Perry

Question : Cognitive-Constructivist View of Reading

(Learning Philosophies)

Correct answer: -Emphasizes that reading is a process in

which the reader actively searches for meaning in what she reads.

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-The reader makes connections between ideas and then integrates these understandings with prior knowledge

-Ex: Because of Winn-Dixie,-the inference comes from her

knowledge that people who have things in common often become friends and from her active processing of the text.

Question : Sociocultural Theory (Learning Philosophies)

Correct answer: -Extends the influence on the cognitive-

constructivist view out from the reader and the text into the larger social realm.-Learning is viewed as primarily a social rather than an individual matter.-Lev Vygotsky

Question : Steps of Sociocultural Theory (Learning

Philosophies)

Correct answer: -First, the social and cultural backgrounds of

students have a huge and undeniable effect on their learning.-Second, because learning is quintessentially social, much learning—particularly the best and most lasting learning— will take place as groups of learners work together.-Third, the classroom, the school, and the various communities of students in a classroom are social contexts that have strong influences on what is or is not learned in the

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classroom, and each of them must be carefully considered in planning and carrying out instruction.

Question : Schema (Learning Philosophies)

Correct answer: -Theory that is concerned with knowledge,

particularly with the way knowledge is represented in our minds, how we use that knowledge, and how it expands.

Question : Reader Response Theory (Learning Philosophies)

Correct answer: -Puts a good deal of emphasis on the reader,

stressing that the meaning one gains from text is the result of a transaction between the reader and the text and that readers will have a range of responses to literary works.-Many literary texts simply do not have a single correct interpretation, and readers should be allowed and encouraged to construct a variety of interpretations—if they can support them.-Louise Rosenblatt

Question : The three phases of the construction-integration

process (Learning Philosophies)

Correct answer: (1.) Construction

(2.) Integration (3.) Metacognition

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Question : Construction (Construction-Integration Process-

Learning Philosophies): Phase 1

Correct answer: -In the construction phase, a reader uses

knowledge of vocabulary and syntax to make meaning.

Question : Integration (Construction-Integration Process-

Learning Philosophies): Phase 2

Correct answer: -Integrates words and sentences by linking

previous information using cohesive ties to create a textbase.

Question : Metacognition (Construction-Integration Process-

Learning Philosophies): Phase 3

Correct answer: -A reader employs metacognition to monitor

his processes to ensure the meaning makes sense. If it doesn't, the reader employs strategies to fix comprehension.

Question : Define Metacognition as it Applies to Reading

(Learning Philosophies)

Correct answer: -Metacognition is the process of reflecting on

one's reading strategies while reading to monitor comprehension.-A metacognitive reader is able to articulate the strategies he uses to comprehend. He is also able to recognize when