CALT Exam Questions and Answers 100%
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Alexia -CORRECTANSWER The loss of the ability to read, as the result of a brain
injury.
Apasia -CORRECTANSWER Impairs the ability to speak and understand others.
Articulation -CORRECTANSWER The act or manner of producing sounds.
Echolalia -CORRECTANSWER Imitation of the mother's sounds, rhythm and tone.
Hyperlexia -CORRECTANSWER The superior ability to reads words without
comprehension.
Lexicon -CORRECTANSWER An inventory of word knowledge, either spoken or
written. EX: dictionary, encyclopedia
Otitis Media -CORRECTANSWER Inflammation of the middle ear that can lead to
temporary conductive hearing loss or permanent hearing loss.
,Receptive Language Disorder -CORRECTANSWER The inability to understand or
comprehend language heard or read.
Expressive Language Disorder -CORRECTANSWER The inability to put thoughts into
words or sentences in ways that make sense and is grammatically correct.
Phonology -CORRECTANSWER Smallest unit of sound. The sounds of letters. Ex:
Cat=3 phonemes (c) (a) (t).
Syntax -CORRECTANSWER The grammar system of language. The way words are
strung together. Ex: words and punctuation to form sentences, clauses or phrases.
Semantics -CORRECTANSWER Word meaning in language. Ex: final destination = last
stop
Discourse -CORRECTANSWER Written or spoken communication or debate. Ex:
Formal writing, a speech.
Morphology -CORRECTANSWER The smallest unit of language that convey meaning.
Ex: Root words
Pragmatics -CORRECTANSWER Incapable of understanding the speakers intent
(requests and tones) Ex: Can't you turn down the T.V.? = means no; not yes.
, Alphabetic Language -CORRECTANSWER A language in which letters are used
systematically to represent speech sounds.
Alphabetic Principle -CORRECTANSWER The use of letters and letter clusters to
represent phonemes in an orthography. (spelling)
Anglo Saxon -CORRECTANSWER The language of the Germanic peoples (Angles,
Saxons and Jutes) who settles in Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries. It was the
dominant language in Britain until the Norman Conquest in 1066.
Analytic Instruction -CORRECTANSWER Instruction that separates the whole into its
parts to reveal its relationships. (Whole to Part) (Top Down) (Concept driven)
Analytic Phonics -CORRECTANSWER Students hear the whole word and segment into
phonemes or sounds in order to spell. (whole to part) Ex: Pit = (p) (i) (t)
Antonyms -CORRECTANSWER Words that are opposite in meaning. (semantics)
Arbitrary Learning -CORRECTANSWER New learning that has no logical connection to
already acquired knowledge or practical relationships.
Auditory -CORRECTANSWER relating to or experienced through hearing.
PASS|| A+ GRADED|| LATEST UPDATE
2026
Alexia -CORRECTANSWER The loss of the ability to read, as the result of a brain
injury.
Apasia -CORRECTANSWER Impairs the ability to speak and understand others.
Articulation -CORRECTANSWER The act or manner of producing sounds.
Echolalia -CORRECTANSWER Imitation of the mother's sounds, rhythm and tone.
Hyperlexia -CORRECTANSWER The superior ability to reads words without
comprehension.
Lexicon -CORRECTANSWER An inventory of word knowledge, either spoken or
written. EX: dictionary, encyclopedia
Otitis Media -CORRECTANSWER Inflammation of the middle ear that can lead to
temporary conductive hearing loss or permanent hearing loss.
,Receptive Language Disorder -CORRECTANSWER The inability to understand or
comprehend language heard or read.
Expressive Language Disorder -CORRECTANSWER The inability to put thoughts into
words or sentences in ways that make sense and is grammatically correct.
Phonology -CORRECTANSWER Smallest unit of sound. The sounds of letters. Ex:
Cat=3 phonemes (c) (a) (t).
Syntax -CORRECTANSWER The grammar system of language. The way words are
strung together. Ex: words and punctuation to form sentences, clauses or phrases.
Semantics -CORRECTANSWER Word meaning in language. Ex: final destination = last
stop
Discourse -CORRECTANSWER Written or spoken communication or debate. Ex:
Formal writing, a speech.
Morphology -CORRECTANSWER The smallest unit of language that convey meaning.
Ex: Root words
Pragmatics -CORRECTANSWER Incapable of understanding the speakers intent
(requests and tones) Ex: Can't you turn down the T.V.? = means no; not yes.
, Alphabetic Language -CORRECTANSWER A language in which letters are used
systematically to represent speech sounds.
Alphabetic Principle -CORRECTANSWER The use of letters and letter clusters to
represent phonemes in an orthography. (spelling)
Anglo Saxon -CORRECTANSWER The language of the Germanic peoples (Angles,
Saxons and Jutes) who settles in Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries. It was the
dominant language in Britain until the Norman Conquest in 1066.
Analytic Instruction -CORRECTANSWER Instruction that separates the whole into its
parts to reveal its relationships. (Whole to Part) (Top Down) (Concept driven)
Analytic Phonics -CORRECTANSWER Students hear the whole word and segment into
phonemes or sounds in order to spell. (whole to part) Ex: Pit = (p) (i) (t)
Antonyms -CORRECTANSWER Words that are opposite in meaning. (semantics)
Arbitrary Learning -CORRECTANSWER New learning that has no logical connection to
already acquired knowledge or practical relationships.
Auditory -CORRECTANSWER relating to or experienced through hearing.
