CALT Exam Questions and Answers

CALT Exam-people & dates Quiz Questions and Answers Adolf Kussmaul - Correct AnswersCoined The phrase word blindness in 1877 Rudolph Berlin - Correct AnswersCoined the term dyslexia to describe word blindness in 1887 Dr. Samuel T Orton - Correct AnswersCoined term strephosymbolia/twisted symbols; cerebral dominance theory; adopted VAKT frim Fernald 1925 Sally & Bennett Shaywitz - Correct AnswersConnecticut longitudinal study looked at good and poor readers prevalence of dyslexic and if dyslexia was a developmental lag or persistent overtime 1983 Grace Fernald - Correct AnswersDeveloped VAKT the 1920s Louisa C. Moats - Correct AnswersSpelling development disability and instruction works with sound similar relationships as building blocks within words from the simplest to the most complex Marilyn Adams - Correct AnswersSenior scientist has done much research in the field of reading and written extensively including the book beginning to read and thinking about print Dr. James Hinshelwood - Correct AnswersOphthalmologist a detailed description of acquired word blindness from a stroke victim encourage schools to screen children and provide appropriate teaching techniques Fran's Joseph Gall - Correct AnswersPhrenology; late 18th century (psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.) Margaret Rawson - Correct AnswersPioneer in the field of dyslexia one of many important contributions is "the many faces of dyslexia" Bonita Blachman - Correct AnswersResearch on phonology and reading at Syracuse University Barbara Foorman - Correct AnswersResearcg on reading and phonolgy at U of Houston Anna Gillingham - Correct AnswersPsychologist and educator in New York worked with Orton developed nontraditional approach to teaching written language skills trained 50 teachers with Sally child's 1930 through 1960 Richard Masland - Correct AnswersPreschool prevention and reading failure he was past president of the world Federation of neurology Richard Olsen - Correct AnswersReading rate Sally & Bennett Shaywitz - Correct AnswersWorked at the Yale Center for the study of learning and attention used MRI to study neurobiology of dyslexia identified parts of brain used in reading found that phonological processing is the root of the disorder Samuel Orton - Correct AnswersNeuropsychiatrist from Columbia University first recognized dyslexia students in America he discovered that approximately 10% of students will not learn using whole word method coined the term strephosymbolia-twisted words Arthur Benton - Correct AnswersDiscovered language especially written language is a cultural product and not biological characteristic