CALT EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM TEST
BANK| ALTA (CERTIFIED ACADEMIC LANGUAGE
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EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
The Conners' Rating Scales are used to measure:
A. Pervasive Developmental Disorder
B. Word attack skills
C. ADHD
D. Reading readiness skills - Correct Answer - C. ADHD
A brief assessment that identifies students who may need additional
testing or alternative instruction is known as:
A. Informal screening
B. Curriculum referenced testing
C. Norm-referenced testing
D. Teaching observation - Correct Answer - A. Informal screening
Repeating prior information in a multisensory structured learning
program is essential to ensure which of the following?
A. Visual recognition
B. Auditory recall
C. Automaticity
D. Kinesthetic memory - Correct Answer - C. Automaticity
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,Controlled reading and spelling vocabulary are characteristics of:
A. Decodable text
B. Linguistic programs
C. An MSL program
D. All of the above - Correct Answer - All of the above
Which prominent name(s) is/are closely associated with reach on
phonological awareness?
A. Marie Montessori
B. Marie Clay
C. Isabelle Liberman
D. All of the above - Correct Answer - C. Isabelle Liberman
An Individual Education Plan (IEP) for a student identified with a
learning disability does not include:
A. A prescription for a specific intervention
B. Goals to address the student's needs
C. Parent participation in remediation efforts
D. A description of instructional processes to be used with the student -
Correct Answer - C. Parent participation in remediation efforts
Recognition of the visual symbol, symbol/sound correspondence, and
blending sounds into a word are all part of:
A. Decoding
B. Literal Comprehension
C. Encoding
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,D. Inferential Comprehension - Correct Answer - Decoding
Which of the following is not a feature of Chall's Pre-reading stage, ages
6 months to 6 years?
A. Language Appreciation
B. Awareness of Printed Words
C. Mastery of the Alphabet and Simple Words
D. Sound Symbol Association - Correct Answer - D. Sound Symbol
Association
The study of the sound structure of spoken words within a single
language. - ANSWER - Phonology
The smallest unit of sounds contrast that create words with different
meanings. - ANSWER - Phonemes
How many syllable types are there? - ANSWER - 6
The study of the sequence and structures of meaningful elements
(morphemes) in words. - ANSWER - Morphology
Smallest meaningful unit of language - a linguistic entity that can be a
whole word, part of a word or a single phoneme. - ANSWER -
Morpheme
The (3) different types of morphemes are: - ANSWER - 1. Prefixes
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, 2. Base elements
3. Suffixes
The morphological base of a word and holds the core to its meaning. -
ANSWER - Base element
The historical source of a base element. - ANSWER - Root
Precede base elements within words - ANSWER - Prefixes
Follow base elements within words - ANSWER - Suffixes
Pre-requisites for fluency include a coordination of critical systems of
language structure: (4) - ANSWER - 1. Orthography (spelling patterns)
2. Phonology (speech sound systems)
3. Semantics (meaning)
4. Syntax (grammar and sentence structure)
Refers to the meaning of words, phrases, and sentences, and connected
text and the relationship of each of these to the others. - ANSWER -
Semantics
What is graphomtor function? (3) - ANSWER - 1. Visual-motor (eye-
hand) coordination
2. Proprioceptive-kinesthetic feedback
3. Motor memory/sequencing
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BANK| ALTA (CERTIFIED ACADEMIC LANGUAGE
THERAPIST) FINAL EXAM REVIEW WITH 450 REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
The Conners' Rating Scales are used to measure:
A. Pervasive Developmental Disorder
B. Word attack skills
C. ADHD
D. Reading readiness skills - Correct Answer - C. ADHD
A brief assessment that identifies students who may need additional
testing or alternative instruction is known as:
A. Informal screening
B. Curriculum referenced testing
C. Norm-referenced testing
D. Teaching observation - Correct Answer - A. Informal screening
Repeating prior information in a multisensory structured learning
program is essential to ensure which of the following?
A. Visual recognition
B. Auditory recall
C. Automaticity
D. Kinesthetic memory - Correct Answer - C. Automaticity
pg. 1
,Controlled reading and spelling vocabulary are characteristics of:
A. Decodable text
B. Linguistic programs
C. An MSL program
D. All of the above - Correct Answer - All of the above
Which prominent name(s) is/are closely associated with reach on
phonological awareness?
A. Marie Montessori
B. Marie Clay
C. Isabelle Liberman
D. All of the above - Correct Answer - C. Isabelle Liberman
An Individual Education Plan (IEP) for a student identified with a
learning disability does not include:
A. A prescription for a specific intervention
B. Goals to address the student's needs
C. Parent participation in remediation efforts
D. A description of instructional processes to be used with the student -
Correct Answer - C. Parent participation in remediation efforts
Recognition of the visual symbol, symbol/sound correspondence, and
blending sounds into a word are all part of:
A. Decoding
B. Literal Comprehension
C. Encoding
pg. 2
,D. Inferential Comprehension - Correct Answer - Decoding
Which of the following is not a feature of Chall's Pre-reading stage, ages
6 months to 6 years?
A. Language Appreciation
B. Awareness of Printed Words
C. Mastery of the Alphabet and Simple Words
D. Sound Symbol Association - Correct Answer - D. Sound Symbol
Association
The study of the sound structure of spoken words within a single
language. - ANSWER - Phonology
The smallest unit of sounds contrast that create words with different
meanings. - ANSWER - Phonemes
How many syllable types are there? - ANSWER - 6
The study of the sequence and structures of meaningful elements
(morphemes) in words. - ANSWER - Morphology
Smallest meaningful unit of language - a linguistic entity that can be a
whole word, part of a word or a single phoneme. - ANSWER -
Morpheme
The (3) different types of morphemes are: - ANSWER - 1. Prefixes
pg. 3
, 2. Base elements
3. Suffixes
The morphological base of a word and holds the core to its meaning. -
ANSWER - Base element
The historical source of a base element. - ANSWER - Root
Precede base elements within words - ANSWER - Prefixes
Follow base elements within words - ANSWER - Suffixes
Pre-requisites for fluency include a coordination of critical systems of
language structure: (4) - ANSWER - 1. Orthography (spelling patterns)
2. Phonology (speech sound systems)
3. Semantics (meaning)
4. Syntax (grammar and sentence structure)
Refers to the meaning of words, phrases, and sentences, and connected
text and the relationship of each of these to the others. - ANSWER -
Semantics
What is graphomtor function? (3) - ANSWER - 1. Visual-motor (eye-
hand) coordination
2. Proprioceptive-kinesthetic feedback
3. Motor memory/sequencing
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