CALT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWER; 100%
CORRECT; 2026- 2027 UPDATE
-en became -s (shoen/shoes) during - correct
answer- Middle English
-eth changed to -s (doeth/does, goeth/goes) during -
correct answer- Middle English
"The Roots of Phonics", an important historical
introduction to phonics with a foreword by Jeanne Chall
- correct answer- Miriam Balmuth
% of 4th graders that are not fluent - correct
answer- 44% (NAEP)
1. 1930 (John Dewey) whole word teaching
2. 1960-1970 Language-experience text
3. Chall (1983) direct phonics instruction more successful
, 4. Adams-importance of connections between meaning
"processors" and letter-sound "processors", effective
phonics instruction must be linked with language based
reading instruction - correct answer- The Great
Debate: Phonics vs. Whole Language
1. Alphabetic spelling precedes alphabetic reading
2. Dyslexics begin to fall behind in "Alphabetic Phase" -
correct answer- Firth's contributions
1. Imitation
2. Graphic Presentation
3. Progressive Incorporation
4. Automatization
5. Elaboration
Personalization-Diversification - correct answer-
Mel Levine's Developmental Stages of Learning
Handwriting
1. Letters are connected with phonemes.
VERIFIED ANSWER; 100%
CORRECT; 2026- 2027 UPDATE
-en became -s (shoen/shoes) during - correct
answer- Middle English
-eth changed to -s (doeth/does, goeth/goes) during -
correct answer- Middle English
"The Roots of Phonics", an important historical
introduction to phonics with a foreword by Jeanne Chall
- correct answer- Miriam Balmuth
% of 4th graders that are not fluent - correct
answer- 44% (NAEP)
1. 1930 (John Dewey) whole word teaching
2. 1960-1970 Language-experience text
3. Chall (1983) direct phonics instruction more successful
, 4. Adams-importance of connections between meaning
"processors" and letter-sound "processors", effective
phonics instruction must be linked with language based
reading instruction - correct answer- The Great
Debate: Phonics vs. Whole Language
1. Alphabetic spelling precedes alphabetic reading
2. Dyslexics begin to fall behind in "Alphabetic Phase" -
correct answer- Firth's contributions
1. Imitation
2. Graphic Presentation
3. Progressive Incorporation
4. Automatization
5. Elaboration
Personalization-Diversification - correct answer-
Mel Levine's Developmental Stages of Learning
Handwriting
1. Letters are connected with phonemes.
