CALT EXAM REVIEW
1. Repeating prior information in a mulitsensory structured language pro-gram is essential to
ensure which of the following: automaticity
2. which prominent names are closely associated with research in phonolog-ical awareness:
Isabel Liberman
3. Scientifically based research is: is replicated and longitudinal
4. Research by the NICHD indicates that students with SLD receiving specialservices have:
70%-80% have a deficit in reading
5. Rapid letter naming is key to: automatic word recognition
6. Decoding and encoding refer to: applying the skills of analytic and syntheticlearning
7. Recognition of the visual symbol, sound symbols correspondence, andblending sounds
into a word are all part of: decoding
8. Effective handwriting instruction includes teaching: the correct pencil gripand formation
of each letter
9. Which of the following is not a feature of Chall's Pre-reading stage? ages6 months to 6
years: sound symbol association
10. phoneme: the smallest unit of sound in a spoken word
11. The number of new letters presented weekly to a student depends on the following::
student age, degree of disability, motivation, rate of absorption-ALL OFTHE ABOVE
12. which of the following are GREEK elements: eu, cholor, ile, ine, ice, cian,ciant-ALL OF
THE ABOVE
13. In which group do all of the words contain 3 speech sounds: night, through,sawed
14. Current research regarding brain and developmental dyslexia has led tothe conclusion
that: a glitch may have taken place during the fetal development
15. An individual with dyslexia might experience delays in social developmentas demonstrated
by:: lack of good judgement, inability to stick with game, erraticemotional behavior-ALL OF
THE ABOVE
16. A student who learns better from a lecture rather than the printed page: -
poor visual learner
17. Most students will learn and retain information better if instruction is giventhrough:
multisensory strategies-VALT
18. multisensory structured language education: MSLE
19. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: NICHD
20. Academic Language Therapy Association: ALTA
, 21. Multisensory structured language: MSL
22. Alta members shall maintain the highest standards of ,
, and : Integrity, Clinical
Com-petence, and Responsibility
23. The right of parents of a child with disabilities to receive notice of changes in the child's
education program and to pursue a hearing if there is a disagree-ment: Procedural safeguards
24. A document that identifies a child as having a disability and delineates referral, eval,
special education, and related services to be provided and havean assessment of progress: IEP
25. pertaining to voice recognition software that allows the speaker to speak at a
conversational pace (rather than saying each word separately): continuousspeech recognition
26. A person who has a history of having an impairment that significantly limitsone or more
of life's major functions is entitled to benefit under: Both section504 and IDEA
27. According to the NRPR (2000) which of the following represents the strongest indication
of a reading disability: A deficit in phonology
28. Prior to a formal or informal hearing by the
Ethics committee against a member or student member of ALTA, the member shall be advised
of thespecifics of the complaint days before the hearing: 15
29. a. neither give or receive commission for the referral of students for therpy
b. strive for continual professional growth
c. not engage in the diagnosis or medical treatment of dyslexia unless other-wise qualified to
do so
ALL OF THE ABOVE: IMSLEC & ALTA therapist shall do the following
30. Your private student has reached all of his benchmarks. His parents want you to
recommend placement for the coming school year. You should: Give parents documentation of
the services he has received from you and discuss gradualtransition into the classroom
31. According to the IMSLEC and ALTA code of ethics, as a MSL therapist
you should: Provide reasonable expectations of student outcomes to students andparents
32. This is NOT stated in the code of ethics of participating organizations of the Alliance: fees
for services to clients will be set by training courses
33. which of the following statements is not true: Research supports that dyslexia is a disorder
that can be remediated through corrective vision
34. A student is making A's and B's in the classroom, but is a slow reader. The teacher would
like to assess her because of the reading difficulties. What type of assessment should she give
her?: informal
35. The Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Education battery is: An academicachievement test and a
1. Repeating prior information in a mulitsensory structured language pro-gram is essential to
ensure which of the following: automaticity
2. which prominent names are closely associated with research in phonolog-ical awareness:
Isabel Liberman
3. Scientifically based research is: is replicated and longitudinal
4. Research by the NICHD indicates that students with SLD receiving specialservices have:
70%-80% have a deficit in reading
5. Rapid letter naming is key to: automatic word recognition
6. Decoding and encoding refer to: applying the skills of analytic and syntheticlearning
7. Recognition of the visual symbol, sound symbols correspondence, andblending sounds
into a word are all part of: decoding
8. Effective handwriting instruction includes teaching: the correct pencil gripand formation
of each letter
9. Which of the following is not a feature of Chall's Pre-reading stage? ages6 months to 6
years: sound symbol association
10. phoneme: the smallest unit of sound in a spoken word
11. The number of new letters presented weekly to a student depends on the following::
student age, degree of disability, motivation, rate of absorption-ALL OFTHE ABOVE
12. which of the following are GREEK elements: eu, cholor, ile, ine, ice, cian,ciant-ALL OF
THE ABOVE
13. In which group do all of the words contain 3 speech sounds: night, through,sawed
14. Current research regarding brain and developmental dyslexia has led tothe conclusion
that: a glitch may have taken place during the fetal development
15. An individual with dyslexia might experience delays in social developmentas demonstrated
by:: lack of good judgement, inability to stick with game, erraticemotional behavior-ALL OF
THE ABOVE
16. A student who learns better from a lecture rather than the printed page: -
poor visual learner
17. Most students will learn and retain information better if instruction is giventhrough:
multisensory strategies-VALT
18. multisensory structured language education: MSLE
19. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: NICHD
20. Academic Language Therapy Association: ALTA
, 21. Multisensory structured language: MSL
22. Alta members shall maintain the highest standards of ,
, and : Integrity, Clinical
Com-petence, and Responsibility
23. The right of parents of a child with disabilities to receive notice of changes in the child's
education program and to pursue a hearing if there is a disagree-ment: Procedural safeguards
24. A document that identifies a child as having a disability and delineates referral, eval,
special education, and related services to be provided and havean assessment of progress: IEP
25. pertaining to voice recognition software that allows the speaker to speak at a
conversational pace (rather than saying each word separately): continuousspeech recognition
26. A person who has a history of having an impairment that significantly limitsone or more
of life's major functions is entitled to benefit under: Both section504 and IDEA
27. According to the NRPR (2000) which of the following represents the strongest indication
of a reading disability: A deficit in phonology
28. Prior to a formal or informal hearing by the
Ethics committee against a member or student member of ALTA, the member shall be advised
of thespecifics of the complaint days before the hearing: 15
29. a. neither give or receive commission for the referral of students for therpy
b. strive for continual professional growth
c. not engage in the diagnosis or medical treatment of dyslexia unless other-wise qualified to
do so
ALL OF THE ABOVE: IMSLEC & ALTA therapist shall do the following
30. Your private student has reached all of his benchmarks. His parents want you to
recommend placement for the coming school year. You should: Give parents documentation of
the services he has received from you and discuss gradualtransition into the classroom
31. According to the IMSLEC and ALTA code of ethics, as a MSL therapist
you should: Provide reasonable expectations of student outcomes to students andparents
32. This is NOT stated in the code of ethics of participating organizations of the Alliance: fees
for services to clients will be set by training courses
33. which of the following statements is not true: Research supports that dyslexia is a disorder
that can be remediated through corrective vision
34. A student is making A's and B's in the classroom, but is a slow reader. The teacher would
like to assess her because of the reading difficulties. What type of assessment should she give
her?: informal
35. The Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Education battery is: An academicachievement test and a
