CALT ALTA FULL STUDY GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ synthetic teaching.
Answer: presents the parts of a language and then teaches how the parts
work together(ex-spelling)
⩥ Anaphora.
Answer: using a pronoun or definite article to reference to something
already mentioned. The TURTLE moved slowly. IT creepy along.
⩥ derivational morpheme.
Answer: are in the form of prefixes, suffixes, and inflectional endings.,
represent relatively consistent meanings, they change the syntactic
classification of a word. examples pre, anti and sub. Change drive to
driver goes from verb to noun.
⩥ norm referenced test.
Answer: tests designed to compare individual students with national
averages or norms of expectancy
⩥ norm referenced test.
Answer: woodcock johnson test
,gray oral reading test
comprehensive test of basic skills
itbs
test of academic proficiency
⩥ norm referenced test.
Answer: scores are usually reported as percentile ranks
scores range from 1st percentile to 99th percentile
average student score is at the 50th percentile
⩥ Quartile.
Answer: a way of describing position of a score on a normal referenced
test. the score falls in one of five groups
⩥ criterion referenced test.
Answer: A test that describes the specific types of skills, tasks, or
knowledge of an individual relative to a well-defined mastery criterion.
The content of criterion-referenced tests is limited to certain specified
objectives. The student's performance on this type of test helps the
teacher to determine the specific criteria or skills on which the student
needs help.
⩥ criterion reference test.
Answer: quick phonics screener
, words their way spelling inventory
test created by teachers
STAAR
⩥ Summative Assessment.
Answer: Assessing student learning at the end of an educational
experience to evaluate the effectiveness of the experience.
⩥ Formative Assessment.
Answer: used to see if students have learned material right after it has
been presented
⩥ morphonology.
Answer: study of the different allomorphs of the morpheme and the rules
governing their use
⩥ 6 syllable types.
Answer: Closed, open, vowel-consonant-silent e, vowel pair, R-
controlled, and consonant-le.
⩥ Section 504 Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Answer: Extends civil rights to people with disabilities
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ synthetic teaching.
Answer: presents the parts of a language and then teaches how the parts
work together(ex-spelling)
⩥ Anaphora.
Answer: using a pronoun or definite article to reference to something
already mentioned. The TURTLE moved slowly. IT creepy along.
⩥ derivational morpheme.
Answer: are in the form of prefixes, suffixes, and inflectional endings.,
represent relatively consistent meanings, they change the syntactic
classification of a word. examples pre, anti and sub. Change drive to
driver goes from verb to noun.
⩥ norm referenced test.
Answer: tests designed to compare individual students with national
averages or norms of expectancy
⩥ norm referenced test.
Answer: woodcock johnson test
,gray oral reading test
comprehensive test of basic skills
itbs
test of academic proficiency
⩥ norm referenced test.
Answer: scores are usually reported as percentile ranks
scores range from 1st percentile to 99th percentile
average student score is at the 50th percentile
⩥ Quartile.
Answer: a way of describing position of a score on a normal referenced
test. the score falls in one of five groups
⩥ criterion referenced test.
Answer: A test that describes the specific types of skills, tasks, or
knowledge of an individual relative to a well-defined mastery criterion.
The content of criterion-referenced tests is limited to certain specified
objectives. The student's performance on this type of test helps the
teacher to determine the specific criteria or skills on which the student
needs help.
⩥ criterion reference test.
Answer: quick phonics screener
, words their way spelling inventory
test created by teachers
STAAR
⩥ Summative Assessment.
Answer: Assessing student learning at the end of an educational
experience to evaluate the effectiveness of the experience.
⩥ Formative Assessment.
Answer: used to see if students have learned material right after it has
been presented
⩥ morphonology.
Answer: study of the different allomorphs of the morpheme and the rules
governing their use
⩥ 6 syllable types.
Answer: Closed, open, vowel-consonant-silent e, vowel pair, R-
controlled, and consonant-le.
⩥ Section 504 Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Answer: Extends civil rights to people with disabilities
