C.A.L.T Exam Study Guide With Correct
Answers.
Alexia Answer - The loss of the ability to read, as the result of a brain injury.
Apasia Answer - Impairs the ability to speak and understand others.
Articulation Answer - The act or manner of producing sounds.
Echolalia Answer - Imitation of the mother's sounds, rhythm and tone.
Hyperlexia Answer - The superior ability to reads words without comprehension.
Lexicon Answer - An inventory of word knowledge, either spoken or written. EX:
dictionary, encyclopedia
Otitis Media Answer - Inflammation of the middle ear that can lead to temporary
conductive hearing loss or permanent hearing loss.
Receptive Language Disorder Answer - The inability to understand or comprehend
language heard or read.
Expressive Language Disorder Answer - The inability to put thoughts into words or
sentences in ways that make sense and is grammatically correct.
Phonology Answer - Smallest unit of sound. The sounds of letters. Ex: Cat=3 phonemes
(c) (a) (t).
Syntax Answer - The grammar system of language. The way words are strung together.
Ex: words and punctuation to form sentences, clauses or phrases.
Semantics Answer - Word meaning in language. Ex: final destination = last stop
Discourse Answer - Written or spoken communication or debate. Ex: Formal writing, a
speech.
Morphology Answer - The smallest unit of language that convey meaning. Ex: Root
words
Pragmatics Answer - Incapable of understanding the speakers intent (requests and
tones) Ex: Can't you turn down the T.V.? = means no; not yes.
, Alphabetic Language Answer - A language in which letters are used systematically to
represent speech sounds.
Alphabetic Principle Answer - The use of letters and letter clusters to represent
phonemes in an orthography. (spelling)
Anglo Saxon Answer - The language of the Germanic peoples (Angles, Saxons and
Jutes) who settles in Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries. It was the dominant language
in Britain until the Norman Conquest in 1066.
Analytic Instruction Answer - Instruction that separates the whole into its parts to reveal
its relationships. (Whole to Part) (Top Down) (Concept driven)
Analytic Phonics Answer - Students hear the whole word and segment into phonemes
or sounds in order to spell. (whole to part) Ex: Pit = (p) (i) (t)
Antonyms Answer - Words that are opposite in meaning. (semantics)
Arbitrary Learning Answer - New learning that has no logical connection to already
acquired knowledge or practical relationships.
Auditory Answer - relating to or experienced through hearing.
Visual Acuity Answer - Sharpness of vision, measured by the ability to discern letters or
numbers at a given distance according to a fixed standard. EX: 20/20 vision
Bottom-up Process Answer - Theoretical view of reading as a process that consists of
accurate sequential reading of every word. Comprehension is viewed as text driven
rather than concept driven. (Part to whole) (Start from the bottom)
Concept Driven Process Answer - Theoretical view of reading as a process that
consists of using one's experiences and expectations to react to text. Also called top-
down process. (Whole to part)
Cooperative Learning Answer - Instructional approach in which students work together
rather than compete to solve a problem or complete a task.Ex: group work or PBL
Corrective Feedback Answer - Teacher responses during and following practice of a
skill that is sensitive to a student's level and that guides him or her closer to mastery.
Cumulative Answer - Having a new learning that is based upon previously learned
elements. Ex: Building knowledge as we go.
Diagnostic Teaching Answer - Teaching that uses observation and formal and informal
assessments to measure student progress against expected performance standards.
Systematic, guided diagnoses of academic barriers. (Prescriptive teaching)
Answers.
Alexia Answer - The loss of the ability to read, as the result of a brain injury.
Apasia Answer - Impairs the ability to speak and understand others.
Articulation Answer - The act or manner of producing sounds.
Echolalia Answer - Imitation of the mother's sounds, rhythm and tone.
Hyperlexia Answer - The superior ability to reads words without comprehension.
Lexicon Answer - An inventory of word knowledge, either spoken or written. EX:
dictionary, encyclopedia
Otitis Media Answer - Inflammation of the middle ear that can lead to temporary
conductive hearing loss or permanent hearing loss.
Receptive Language Disorder Answer - The inability to understand or comprehend
language heard or read.
Expressive Language Disorder Answer - The inability to put thoughts into words or
sentences in ways that make sense and is grammatically correct.
Phonology Answer - Smallest unit of sound. The sounds of letters. Ex: Cat=3 phonemes
(c) (a) (t).
Syntax Answer - The grammar system of language. The way words are strung together.
Ex: words and punctuation to form sentences, clauses or phrases.
Semantics Answer - Word meaning in language. Ex: final destination = last stop
Discourse Answer - Written or spoken communication or debate. Ex: Formal writing, a
speech.
Morphology Answer - The smallest unit of language that convey meaning. Ex: Root
words
Pragmatics Answer - Incapable of understanding the speakers intent (requests and
tones) Ex: Can't you turn down the T.V.? = means no; not yes.
, Alphabetic Language Answer - A language in which letters are used systematically to
represent speech sounds.
Alphabetic Principle Answer - The use of letters and letter clusters to represent
phonemes in an orthography. (spelling)
Anglo Saxon Answer - The language of the Germanic peoples (Angles, Saxons and
Jutes) who settles in Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries. It was the dominant language
in Britain until the Norman Conquest in 1066.
Analytic Instruction Answer - Instruction that separates the whole into its parts to reveal
its relationships. (Whole to Part) (Top Down) (Concept driven)
Analytic Phonics Answer - Students hear the whole word and segment into phonemes
or sounds in order to spell. (whole to part) Ex: Pit = (p) (i) (t)
Antonyms Answer - Words that are opposite in meaning. (semantics)
Arbitrary Learning Answer - New learning that has no logical connection to already
acquired knowledge or practical relationships.
Auditory Answer - relating to or experienced through hearing.
Visual Acuity Answer - Sharpness of vision, measured by the ability to discern letters or
numbers at a given distance according to a fixed standard. EX: 20/20 vision
Bottom-up Process Answer - Theoretical view of reading as a process that consists of
accurate sequential reading of every word. Comprehension is viewed as text driven
rather than concept driven. (Part to whole) (Start from the bottom)
Concept Driven Process Answer - Theoretical view of reading as a process that
consists of using one's experiences and expectations to react to text. Also called top-
down process. (Whole to part)
Cooperative Learning Answer - Instructional approach in which students work together
rather than compete to solve a problem or complete a task.Ex: group work or PBL
Corrective Feedback Answer - Teacher responses during and following practice of a
skill that is sensitive to a student's level and that guides him or her closer to mastery.
Cumulative Answer - Having a new learning that is based upon previously learned
elements. Ex: Building knowledge as we go.
Diagnostic Teaching Answer - Teaching that uses observation and formal and informal
assessments to measure student progress against expected performance standards.
Systematic, guided diagnoses of academic barriers. (Prescriptive teaching)
