2022 CALT Exam Study Guide | 400+ Questions
| ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
,decoding Correct Answer: recognition of the visual symbol, symbol/sound correspondence, and
blending sounds into a word are all part of-
Pre-Reading Stage Correct Answer: language appreciation, awareness of printed words, mastery
of alphabet and simple words
Greek elements Correct Answer: eu, chloro
Current Research on the brain and developmental dyslexia Correct Answer: A "glitch" may have
taken place during fetal development
Dyslexia and Social Development Correct Answer: May see: a lack of good judgement, the
inability to stick with a game, erratic emotional behavior
Grade equivalent scores Correct Answer: Not a dependable representation of progress
Woodcock Johnson Psycho-Education Battery Correct Answer: a cognitive/ norm referenced
test
synthetic instruction Correct Answer: Teaching phonics by taking sounds and blending them
together into words.
analytic instruction Correct Answer: Teaching phonics by taking words and breaking them into
parts. Whole to part approach.
linguistics Correct Answer: Study of production, properties, structure, meaning and or use of
language.
% of students with specific learning disabilities receiving special education services that have a
deficit in reading Correct Answer: 70-80%
According to the National Reading Panel (2000) this represents the strongest indication of a
reading disability Correct Answer: a deficit in phonology
Section 504 and IDEA Correct Answer: A person who has, has a history of having, or is
regarded as having an impairment that significantly limits one or more of life's major functions
receives benefits under
Appropriate education under Section 504 may include Correct Answer: regular classroom,
regular classroom with accommodations, or special education and related services
, ALTA Code of Ethics and IMSLEC Correct Answer: provide reasonable expectations of student
outcomes to parents and students
Recommendations for private students Correct Answer: give parents documentation of the
services received from you and discuss gradual transition into the classroom
Professional Communication Correct Answer: Personal pronouns are unprofessional
ADHD Correct Answer: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ALTA Correct Answer: Academic Language Therapy Association
ESL Correct Answer: English as a Second Language
IDEA Correct Answer: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP Correct Answer: Individualized Education Plan
IMSLEC Correct Answer: International Multi-sensory Structured Education Council
MSL Correct Answer: Multisensory Structured Language
MSLE Correct Answer: Multisensory Structured Language Education
NICHD Correct Answer: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
VAKT Correct Answer: Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic/Tactile
WRAT Correct Answer: Wide Range Achievement Test
swing up, stop Correct Answer: i,t,p,u,w,j,r,s
push up and over Correct Answer: m,n,v,x,y,z
curve under, over, stop Correct Answer: a, ca, d,g,o,q
curve way up, loop left Correct Answer: b,f,h,k,l,e
grapheme Correct Answer: single letters or groups of letter groups that represent specific
phonemes or speech sounds
Closed syllable Correct Answer: napkin, button
Open syllable Correct Answer: lilac, tulip
Vowel- consonant e Correct Answer: shake, shine
| ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
,decoding Correct Answer: recognition of the visual symbol, symbol/sound correspondence, and
blending sounds into a word are all part of-
Pre-Reading Stage Correct Answer: language appreciation, awareness of printed words, mastery
of alphabet and simple words
Greek elements Correct Answer: eu, chloro
Current Research on the brain and developmental dyslexia Correct Answer: A "glitch" may have
taken place during fetal development
Dyslexia and Social Development Correct Answer: May see: a lack of good judgement, the
inability to stick with a game, erratic emotional behavior
Grade equivalent scores Correct Answer: Not a dependable representation of progress
Woodcock Johnson Psycho-Education Battery Correct Answer: a cognitive/ norm referenced
test
synthetic instruction Correct Answer: Teaching phonics by taking sounds and blending them
together into words.
analytic instruction Correct Answer: Teaching phonics by taking words and breaking them into
parts. Whole to part approach.
linguistics Correct Answer: Study of production, properties, structure, meaning and or use of
language.
% of students with specific learning disabilities receiving special education services that have a
deficit in reading Correct Answer: 70-80%
According to the National Reading Panel (2000) this represents the strongest indication of a
reading disability Correct Answer: a deficit in phonology
Section 504 and IDEA Correct Answer: A person who has, has a history of having, or is
regarded as having an impairment that significantly limits one or more of life's major functions
receives benefits under
Appropriate education under Section 504 may include Correct Answer: regular classroom,
regular classroom with accommodations, or special education and related services
, ALTA Code of Ethics and IMSLEC Correct Answer: provide reasonable expectations of student
outcomes to parents and students
Recommendations for private students Correct Answer: give parents documentation of the
services received from you and discuss gradual transition into the classroom
Professional Communication Correct Answer: Personal pronouns are unprofessional
ADHD Correct Answer: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ALTA Correct Answer: Academic Language Therapy Association
ESL Correct Answer: English as a Second Language
IDEA Correct Answer: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP Correct Answer: Individualized Education Plan
IMSLEC Correct Answer: International Multi-sensory Structured Education Council
MSL Correct Answer: Multisensory Structured Language
MSLE Correct Answer: Multisensory Structured Language Education
NICHD Correct Answer: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
VAKT Correct Answer: Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic/Tactile
WRAT Correct Answer: Wide Range Achievement Test
swing up, stop Correct Answer: i,t,p,u,w,j,r,s
push up and over Correct Answer: m,n,v,x,y,z
curve under, over, stop Correct Answer: a, ca, d,g,o,q
curve way up, loop left Correct Answer: b,f,h,k,l,e
grapheme Correct Answer: single letters or groups of letter groups that represent specific
phonemes or speech sounds
Closed syllable Correct Answer: napkin, button
Open syllable Correct Answer: lilac, tulip
Vowel- consonant e Correct Answer: shake, shine
