C.A.L.T Exam Study Guide QUESTIONS AND SETAILED ANSWERS
2026/2027
1. Alexia ANSWER The loss of the ability to read, as the result of a brain injury.
2. Apasia ANSWER Impairs the ability to speak and understand others.
3. Articulation ANSWER The act or manner of producing sounds.
4. Echolalia ANSWER Imitation of the mother's sounds, rhythm and tone.
5. Hyperlexia ANSWER The superior ability to reads words without comprehension.
6. Lexicon ANSWER An inventory of word knowledge, either spoken or written. EX ANSWER dictionary, encyclopedia
7. Otitis Media ANSWER Inflammation of the middle ear that can lead to temporary conductive hearing loss or
permanent hearing loss.
8. Receptive Language Disorder ANSWER The inability to understand or comprehend language heard or
read.
9. Expressive Language Disorder ANSWER The inability to put thoughts into words or sentences in
ways that make sense and is grammatically correct.
10. Phonology ANSWER Smallest unit of sound. The sounds of letters. Ex ANSWER Cat=3 phonemes (c) (a) (t).
11. Syntax ANSWER The grammar system of language. The way words are strung together. Ex ANSWER words and
punctuation to form sentences, clauses or phrases.
12. Semantics ANSWER Word meaning in language. Ex ANSWER final destination = last stop
13. Discourse ANSWER Written or spoken communication or debate. Ex ANSWER Formal writing, a speech.
14. Morphology ANSWER The smallest unit of language that convey meaning. Ex ANSWER Root words
15. Pragmatics ANSWER Incapable of understanding the speakers intent (requests and tones) Ex ANSWER Can't
you turn down the T.V.? = means no; not yes.
16. Alphabetic Language ANSWER A language in which letters are used systematically to represent speech
sounds.
17. Alphabetic Principle ANSWER The use of letters and letter clusters to represent phonemes in an
orthography. (spelling)
18. 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.
19. Analytic Instruction ANSWER Instruction that separates the whole into its parts to reveal its
relationships. (Whole to Part) (Top Down) (Concept driven)
20. Analytic Phonics ANSWER Students hear the whole word and segment into phonemes or sounds in order
to spell. (whole to part) Ex ANSWER Pit = (p) (i) (t)
21. Antonyms ANSWER Words that are opposite in meaning. (semantics)
22. Arbitrary Learning ANSWER New learning that has no logical connection to already acquired
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knowledge or practical relationships.
23. Auditory ANSWER relating to or experienced through hearing.
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1. Alexia ANSWER The loss of the ability to read, as the result of a brain injury.
2. Apasia ANSWER Impairs the ability to speak and understand others.
3. Articulation ANSWER The act or manner of producing sounds.
4. Echolalia ANSWER Imitation of the mother's sounds, rhythm and tone.
5. Hyperlexia ANSWER The superior ability to reads words without comprehension.
6. Lexicon ANSWER An inventory of word knowledge, either spoken or written. EX ANSWER dictionary, encyclopedia
7. Otitis Media ANSWER Inflammation of the middle ear that can lead to temporary conductive hearing loss or
permanent hearing loss.
8. Receptive Language Disorder ANSWER The inability to understand or comprehend language heard or
read.
9. Expressive Language Disorder ANSWER The inability to put thoughts into words or sentences in
ways that make sense and is grammatically correct.
10. Phonology ANSWER Smallest unit of sound. The sounds of letters. Ex ANSWER Cat=3 phonemes (c) (a) (t).
11. Syntax ANSWER The grammar system of language. The way words are strung together. Ex ANSWER words and
punctuation to form sentences, clauses or phrases.
12. Semantics ANSWER Word meaning in language. Ex ANSWER final destination = last stop
13. Discourse ANSWER Written or spoken communication or debate. Ex ANSWER Formal writing, a speech.
14. Morphology ANSWER The smallest unit of language that convey meaning. Ex ANSWER Root words
15. Pragmatics ANSWER Incapable of understanding the speakers intent (requests and tones) Ex ANSWER Can't
you turn down the T.V.? = means no; not yes.
16. Alphabetic Language ANSWER A language in which letters are used systematically to represent speech
sounds.
17. Alphabetic Principle ANSWER The use of letters and letter clusters to represent phonemes in an
orthography. (spelling)
18. 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.
19. Analytic Instruction ANSWER Instruction that separates the whole into its parts to reveal its
relationships. (Whole to Part) (Top Down) (Concept driven)
20. Analytic Phonics ANSWER Students hear the whole word and segment into phonemes or sounds in order
to spell. (whole to part) Ex ANSWER Pit = (p) (i) (t)
21. Antonyms ANSWER Words that are opposite in meaning. (semantics)
22. Arbitrary Learning ANSWER New learning that has no logical connection to already acquired
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knowledge or practical relationships.
23. Auditory ANSWER relating to or experienced through hearing.
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