CALT EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS NEW MODIFIED CURRENTLY
TESTED AND GRADED A+ 2026 NEW
Effective handwriting instruction includes teaching:
A. Segmenting and blending words
B. Name and sound of each letter
C. Decoding and encoding words
D. Correct pencil grip and formation of each letter --CORRECT ANSWER--D.
Correct pencil grip and formation of each letter
The Conners' Rating Scales are used to measure:
A. Pervasive Developmental Disorder
B. Word attack skills
C. ADHD
D. Reading readiness skills --CORRECT ANSWER--C. ADHD
A brief assessment that identifies students who may need additional testing or
alternative instruction is known as:
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,A. Informal screening
B. Curriculum referenced testing
C. Norm-referenced testing
D. Teaching observation --CORRECT ANSWER--A. Informal screening
Repeating prior information in a multisensory structured learning program is
essential to ensure which of the following?
A. Visual recognition
B. Auditory recall
C. Automaticity
D. Kinesthetic memory --CORRECT ANSWER--C. Automaticity
Controlled reading and spelling vocabulary are characteristics of:
A. Decodable text
B. Linguistic programs
C. An MSL program
D. All of the above --CORRECT ANSWER--All of the above
Which prominent name(s) is/are closely associated with reach on phonological
awareness?
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,A. Marie Montessori
B. Marie Clay
C. Isabelle Liberman
D. All of the above --CORRECT ANSWER--C. Isabelle Liberman
An Individual Education Plan (IEP) for a student identified with a learning
disability does not include:
A. A prescription for a specific intervention
B. Goals to address the student's needs
C. Parent participation in remediation efforts
D. A description of instructional processes to be used with the student --
CORRECT ANSWER--C. Parent participation in remediation efforts
In addition to phonological processing, which of the following is an essential
component of an effective evaluation for dyslexia?
A. Intelligence
B. Visual processing
C. Math skills
D. Spelling --CORRECT ANSWER--D. Spelling
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, Spelling is an essential component and a dyslexia related area of difficulty.
The component of phonological processing that includes the skills of word
retrieval from long-term memory and word recoding and has a strong impact on
reading fluency is phonological ________.
A. Memory
B. Awareness
C. Naming
D. Sensitivity --CORRECT ANSWER--C. Naming
Rapid automatic naming is important for the development of reading fluency
and affects reading comprehension.
Which subtype of executive function that includes the capabilities of
processing, storage, and retrieval impacts the decoding difficulty seen with
dyslexia?
A. Metacognition
B. Working memory
C. Inhibitory control
D. Cognitive flexibility --CORRECT ANSWER--B. Working memory
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CORRECT ANSWERS NEW MODIFIED CURRENTLY
TESTED AND GRADED A+ 2026 NEW
Effective handwriting instruction includes teaching:
A. Segmenting and blending words
B. Name and sound of each letter
C. Decoding and encoding words
D. Correct pencil grip and formation of each letter --CORRECT ANSWER--D.
Correct pencil grip and formation of each letter
The Conners' Rating Scales are used to measure:
A. Pervasive Developmental Disorder
B. Word attack skills
C. ADHD
D. Reading readiness skills --CORRECT ANSWER--C. ADHD
A brief assessment that identifies students who may need additional testing or
alternative instruction is known as:
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,A. Informal screening
B. Curriculum referenced testing
C. Norm-referenced testing
D. Teaching observation --CORRECT ANSWER--A. Informal screening
Repeating prior information in a multisensory structured learning program is
essential to ensure which of the following?
A. Visual recognition
B. Auditory recall
C. Automaticity
D. Kinesthetic memory --CORRECT ANSWER--C. Automaticity
Controlled reading and spelling vocabulary are characteristics of:
A. Decodable text
B. Linguistic programs
C. An MSL program
D. All of the above --CORRECT ANSWER--All of the above
Which prominent name(s) is/are closely associated with reach on phonological
awareness?
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,A. Marie Montessori
B. Marie Clay
C. Isabelle Liberman
D. All of the above --CORRECT ANSWER--C. Isabelle Liberman
An Individual Education Plan (IEP) for a student identified with a learning
disability does not include:
A. A prescription for a specific intervention
B. Goals to address the student's needs
C. Parent participation in remediation efforts
D. A description of instructional processes to be used with the student --
CORRECT ANSWER--C. Parent participation in remediation efforts
In addition to phonological processing, which of the following is an essential
component of an effective evaluation for dyslexia?
A. Intelligence
B. Visual processing
C. Math skills
D. Spelling --CORRECT ANSWER--D. Spelling
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, Spelling is an essential component and a dyslexia related area of difficulty.
The component of phonological processing that includes the skills of word
retrieval from long-term memory and word recoding and has a strong impact on
reading fluency is phonological ________.
A. Memory
B. Awareness
C. Naming
D. Sensitivity --CORRECT ANSWER--C. Naming
Rapid automatic naming is important for the development of reading fluency
and affects reading comprehension.
Which subtype of executive function that includes the capabilities of
processing, storage, and retrieval impacts the decoding difficulty seen with
dyslexia?
A. Metacognition
B. Working memory
C. Inhibitory control
D. Cognitive flexibility --CORRECT ANSWER--B. Working memory
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