ALTA CALP Review 2025/2026 – 100+ Solved Questions on Dyslexia Laws, Historical Figures, Reading Intervention, Texas Education Code & Scientific Literacy Research

This expertly prepared exam guide is tailored for candidates pursuing the Certified Academic Language Practitioner (CALP) credential through ALTA and includes over 100 fully solved questions and answers for the 2025/2026 assessment cycle. It is designed to align with current state and federal laws, structured literacy practices, and historical foundations of dyslexia research and intervention. Topics span IDEA, Section 504, Texas Education Code (TEC) 38.003 & 28.06, SBOE Rule 74.28, and critical instructional mandates such as early identification, campus-based instruction, and parental notification protocols. The document also highlights the contributions of foundational researchers like Adolf Kusmaul, Samuel Orton, Anna Gillingham, Rudolf Berlin, Keith Stanovich, Frank Smith, the Libermans, and Joe Torgesen, giving historical and scientific context to reading disabilities and structured literacy frameworks. It includes pedagogical terminology related to the alphabetic principle, phonemic awareness, whole language vs phonics-based instruction, DEAR (Drop Everything And Read), miscues in reading assessment, and the legal and diagnostic basis for dyslexia programming in public education. This document is ideal for: – Educators pursuing ALTA CALP certification or renewal – Teachers, reading specialists, or interventionists working under dyslexia mandates in Texas or other U.S. states – Students in literacy, reading instruction, or special education programs – School personnel needing a refresher in structured literacy compliance and dyslexia law Keywords: ALTA CALP exam review, dyslexia Texas law, IDEA vs 504, SBOE 74.28, TEC 38.003, reading intervention laws, phonological awareness, alphabetic principle, whole language theory, Samuel Orton, Anna Gillingham method, Keith Stanovich reading science, dyslexia testing rules, DEAR evaluation, miscues reading, structured literacy quiz