CALT EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (LATEST
2026- 2027) 100% CORRECT
"Language-expression text" - correct answer-
1960-70
449 A.D. -1066 A.D. - correct answer- Old
English - Angles, Saxons, and Jutes arrive in England and
establish the foundation for English. The Vikings
influences this age as well as Latin.
504 - correct answer- a plan developed to
ensure that a child with a disability identified under the
law and is attending an elementary or secondary
education institution receives accommodations that will
ensure their academic success and access to the learning
environment
Civil rights law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of
disability in programs and activities, public, and private,
which receive federal funding
,1066 A.D.-1500 A.D. - correct answer- Middle
English - Invasion of England by Norman-French. French
words are added to the English Language. Latin greatly
influences this period.
1500 A.D. - Present - correct answer- Modern
English - Greatly influenced by the Greek language.
Continual colonization and exploration brought many new
words from many different languages.
1949 - correct answer- The year the
International Dyslexia Association was founded.
1968 - correct answer- Dr. Waites hosted a
meeting of the Word Federation of Neurology in Dallas,
where a medical definition of dyslexia was drafted; this
meeting of scientists would eventually change the
identification of dyslexia and how it was treated.
,1975 - correct answer- The Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act- was updated in 1990 and
reauthorized in 2004
2002 - correct answer- The definition of
dyslexia was adopted by the International Dyslexia
Association board of directors on November 12, 2002,
"Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is
neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties
with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor
spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically
result from a deficit in the phonological component of
language that is often unexpected in relation to other
cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom
instruction. Secondary consequences may include
problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading
experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and
background knowledge."
2005 - correct answer- The National Reading
Panel reported on a mega analysis of research that
studied the following components of reading: Phonemic
Awareness, Alphabetic Principle, Fluency with text,
Vocabulary, and Comprehension (Birsh p. 54)
, Accent - correct answer- stress or emphasis on
one syllable in a word or on one or more words in a
phrase or sentence. The accented part is spoken louder,
longer, and/or in a higher tone. The speaker's mouth
opens wider while saying an accented syllable.
Accent - correct answer- stress or emphasis
placed on one syllable in a word, or one word in a
sentence. The mouth opens wider, the voice is louder and
higher, and sometimes held a bit longer.
Accommodation - correct answer- refers to the
learners' ability to adopt new skills
Accommodations - correct answer- In
education, accommodations are changes to the learning
environment that help students with disabilities access
and complete tasks. Accommodations allow students to
participate in the same coursework as their peers, but
with some variations.
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (LATEST
2026- 2027) 100% CORRECT
"Language-expression text" - correct answer-
1960-70
449 A.D. -1066 A.D. - correct answer- Old
English - Angles, Saxons, and Jutes arrive in England and
establish the foundation for English. The Vikings
influences this age as well as Latin.
504 - correct answer- a plan developed to
ensure that a child with a disability identified under the
law and is attending an elementary or secondary
education institution receives accommodations that will
ensure their academic success and access to the learning
environment
Civil rights law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of
disability in programs and activities, public, and private,
which receive federal funding
,1066 A.D.-1500 A.D. - correct answer- Middle
English - Invasion of England by Norman-French. French
words are added to the English Language. Latin greatly
influences this period.
1500 A.D. - Present - correct answer- Modern
English - Greatly influenced by the Greek language.
Continual colonization and exploration brought many new
words from many different languages.
1949 - correct answer- The year the
International Dyslexia Association was founded.
1968 - correct answer- Dr. Waites hosted a
meeting of the Word Federation of Neurology in Dallas,
where a medical definition of dyslexia was drafted; this
meeting of scientists would eventually change the
identification of dyslexia and how it was treated.
,1975 - correct answer- The Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act- was updated in 1990 and
reauthorized in 2004
2002 - correct answer- The definition of
dyslexia was adopted by the International Dyslexia
Association board of directors on November 12, 2002,
"Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is
neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties
with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor
spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically
result from a deficit in the phonological component of
language that is often unexpected in relation to other
cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom
instruction. Secondary consequences may include
problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading
experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and
background knowledge."
2005 - correct answer- The National Reading
Panel reported on a mega analysis of research that
studied the following components of reading: Phonemic
Awareness, Alphabetic Principle, Fluency with text,
Vocabulary, and Comprehension (Birsh p. 54)
, Accent - correct answer- stress or emphasis on
one syllable in a word or on one or more words in a
phrase or sentence. The accented part is spoken louder,
longer, and/or in a higher tone. The speaker's mouth
opens wider while saying an accented syllable.
Accent - correct answer- stress or emphasis
placed on one syllable in a word, or one word in a
sentence. The mouth opens wider, the voice is louder and
higher, and sometimes held a bit longer.
Accommodation - correct answer- refers to the
learners' ability to adopt new skills
Accommodations - correct answer- In
education, accommodations are changes to the learning
environment that help students with disabilities access
and complete tasks. Accommodations allow students to
participate in the same coursework as their peers, but
with some variations.
