CALP Terminology
active learning - ANS-learning in which the learner mentally searches for connections between
new and already known information
alexia - ANS-the loss of diminution of reading ability resulting from brain trauma, a tumor, or a
stroke
allophones - ANS-slight variations in production of vowels or consonants that are predictable
variants of a phoneme ex: a in fast and tank
alphabetic language - ANS-language, such as English, in which letters are used systematically
to represent speech sounds, or phonemes
alphabetic principle - ANS-the concept, understood by readers, that the letters on a page
represent or map onto the sounds in spoken words
analytic - ANS-whole into its parts ex: spelling. top down
ASAP- mnemonic - ANS-Accent/ Number of Syllables/ Adjacent Letters/ Position in word
auditory discovery - ANS-listening and responding to guided questions to discover new
information, such as when students echo words dictated by the teacher to discover a new
common sound
chameleon prefix - ANS-a prefix whose final consonant changes based on the initial letter of the
base word or root ex: in is ir in irregular
choral reading - ANS-reading in which the instructor and the students read the passage aloud
together
comprehension monitoring - ANS-the active awareness of whether one is understand or
remembering text being processed
connors scale - ANS-utilized to help rate ADD and ADHD
Browns is another scale
cooperative learning - ANS-instructional approach in which students work together rather than
compete to solve a problem or to complete a task
criterion-referenced test - ANS-tests attained knowledge and knowledge yet to be acquired
curriculum-referenced test - ANS-tests taught material
decode - ANS-to break the phonic code, to determine the pronunciation of a word by noting the
position of the vowels and consonants
digraph - ANS-two adjacent consonants or two adjacent vowels in the same syllable
representing a single speech sound
ex: sh in wish and ee in feet
diphthong - ANS-two adjacent vowels that blend or slide
oy- toy/ ow- ow/ ou- out/ oi- coin
directionality - ANS-the direction used in a language for reading and writing/ english is governed
by left to right directionality
discovery learning - ANS-socratic method- leads learners to discover information through
carefully guided questioning based on information they they already possess/ going from known
to unknown
active learning - ANS-learning in which the learner mentally searches for connections between
new and already known information
alexia - ANS-the loss of diminution of reading ability resulting from brain trauma, a tumor, or a
stroke
allophones - ANS-slight variations in production of vowels or consonants that are predictable
variants of a phoneme ex: a in fast and tank
alphabetic language - ANS-language, such as English, in which letters are used systematically
to represent speech sounds, or phonemes
alphabetic principle - ANS-the concept, understood by readers, that the letters on a page
represent or map onto the sounds in spoken words
analytic - ANS-whole into its parts ex: spelling. top down
ASAP- mnemonic - ANS-Accent/ Number of Syllables/ Adjacent Letters/ Position in word
auditory discovery - ANS-listening and responding to guided questions to discover new
information, such as when students echo words dictated by the teacher to discover a new
common sound
chameleon prefix - ANS-a prefix whose final consonant changes based on the initial letter of the
base word or root ex: in is ir in irregular
choral reading - ANS-reading in which the instructor and the students read the passage aloud
together
comprehension monitoring - ANS-the active awareness of whether one is understand or
remembering text being processed
connors scale - ANS-utilized to help rate ADD and ADHD
Browns is another scale
cooperative learning - ANS-instructional approach in which students work together rather than
compete to solve a problem or to complete a task
criterion-referenced test - ANS-tests attained knowledge and knowledge yet to be acquired
curriculum-referenced test - ANS-tests taught material
decode - ANS-to break the phonic code, to determine the pronunciation of a word by noting the
position of the vowels and consonants
digraph - ANS-two adjacent consonants or two adjacent vowels in the same syllable
representing a single speech sound
ex: sh in wish and ee in feet
diphthong - ANS-two adjacent vowels that blend or slide
oy- toy/ ow- ow/ ou- out/ oi- coin
directionality - ANS-the direction used in a language for reading and writing/ english is governed
by left to right directionality
discovery learning - ANS-socratic method- leads learners to discover information through
carefully guided questioning based on information they they already possess/ going from known
to unknown
