C.A.L.T Exam Study Guide 100%
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Alexia - ANSWERSThe loss of the ability to read, as the result of a brain injury.
Apasia - ANSWERSImpairs the ability to speak and understand others.
Articulation - ANSWERSThe act or manner of producing sounds.
Echolalia - ANSWERSImitation of the mother's sounds, rhythm and tone.
Hyperlexia - ANSWERSThe superior ability to reads words without comprehension.
Lexicon - ANSWERSAn inventory of word knowledge, either spoken or written. EX:
dictionary, encyclopedia
Otitis Media - ANSWERSInflammation of the middle ear that can lead to temporary
conductive hearing loss or permanent hearing loss.
Receptive Language Disorder - ANSWERSThe inability to understand or comprehend
language heard or read.
Expressive Language Disorder - ANSWERSThe inability to put thoughts into words or
sentences in ways that make sense and is grammatically correct.
Phonology - ANSWERSSmallest unit of sound. The sounds of letters. Ex: Cat=3
phonemes (c) (a) (t).
Syntax - ANSWERSThe grammar system of language. The way words are strung
together. Ex: words and punctuation to form sentences, clauses or phrases.
Semantics - ANSWERSWord meaning in language. Ex: final destination = last stop
Discourse - ANSWERSWritten or spoken communication or debate. Ex: Formal writing,
a speech.
Morphology - ANSWERSThe smallest unit of language that convey meaning. Ex: Root
words
Pragmatics - ANSWERSIncapable of understanding the speakers intent (requests and
tones) Ex: Can't you turn down the T.V.? = means no; not yes.
, Alphabetic Language - ANSWERSA language in which letters are used systematically
to represent speech sounds.
Alphabetic Principle - ANSWERSThe use of letters and letter clusters to represent
phonemes in an orthography. (spelling)
Anglo Saxon - ANSWERSThe 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.
Analytic Instruction - ANSWERSInstruction that separates the whole into its parts to
reveal its relationships. (Whole to Part) (Top Down) (Concept driven)
Analytic Phonics - ANSWERSStudents hear the whole word and segment into
phonemes or sounds in order to spell. (whole to part) Ex: Pit = (p) (i) (t)
Antonyms - ANSWERSWords that are opposite in meaning. (semantics)
Arbitrary Learning - ANSWERSNew learning that has no logical connection to already
acquired knowledge or practical relationships.
Auditory - ANSWERSrelating to or experienced through hearing.
Visual Acuity - ANSWERSSharpness of vision, measured by the ability to discern letters
or numbers at a given distance according to a fixed standard. EX: 20/20 vision
Bottom-up Process - ANSWERSTheoretical view of reading as a process that consists
of accurate sequential reading of every word. Comprehension is viewed as text driven
rather than concept driven. (Part to whole) (Start from the bottom)
Concept Driven Process - ANSWERSTheoretical view of reading as a process that
consists of using one's experiences and expectations to react to text. Also called top-
down process. (Whole to part)
Cooperative Learning - ANSWERSInstructional approach in which students work
together rather than compete to solve a problem or complete a task.Ex: group work or
PBL
Corrective Feedback - ANSWERSTeacher responses during and following practice of a
skill that is sensitive to a student's level and that guides him or her closer to mastery.
Cumulative - ANSWERSHaving a new learning that is based upon previously learned
elements. Ex: Building knowledge as we go.
Accurate!!
Alexia - ANSWERSThe loss of the ability to read, as the result of a brain injury.
Apasia - ANSWERSImpairs the ability to speak and understand others.
Articulation - ANSWERSThe act or manner of producing sounds.
Echolalia - ANSWERSImitation of the mother's sounds, rhythm and tone.
Hyperlexia - ANSWERSThe superior ability to reads words without comprehension.
Lexicon - ANSWERSAn inventory of word knowledge, either spoken or written. EX:
dictionary, encyclopedia
Otitis Media - ANSWERSInflammation of the middle ear that can lead to temporary
conductive hearing loss or permanent hearing loss.
Receptive Language Disorder - ANSWERSThe inability to understand or comprehend
language heard or read.
Expressive Language Disorder - ANSWERSThe inability to put thoughts into words or
sentences in ways that make sense and is grammatically correct.
Phonology - ANSWERSSmallest unit of sound. The sounds of letters. Ex: Cat=3
phonemes (c) (a) (t).
Syntax - ANSWERSThe grammar system of language. The way words are strung
together. Ex: words and punctuation to form sentences, clauses or phrases.
Semantics - ANSWERSWord meaning in language. Ex: final destination = last stop
Discourse - ANSWERSWritten or spoken communication or debate. Ex: Formal writing,
a speech.
Morphology - ANSWERSThe smallest unit of language that convey meaning. Ex: Root
words
Pragmatics - ANSWERSIncapable of understanding the speakers intent (requests and
tones) Ex: Can't you turn down the T.V.? = means no; not yes.
, Alphabetic Language - ANSWERSA language in which letters are used systematically
to represent speech sounds.
Alphabetic Principle - ANSWERSThe use of letters and letter clusters to represent
phonemes in an orthography. (spelling)
Anglo Saxon - ANSWERSThe 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.
Analytic Instruction - ANSWERSInstruction that separates the whole into its parts to
reveal its relationships. (Whole to Part) (Top Down) (Concept driven)
Analytic Phonics - ANSWERSStudents hear the whole word and segment into
phonemes or sounds in order to spell. (whole to part) Ex: Pit = (p) (i) (t)
Antonyms - ANSWERSWords that are opposite in meaning. (semantics)
Arbitrary Learning - ANSWERSNew learning that has no logical connection to already
acquired knowledge or practical relationships.
Auditory - ANSWERSrelating to or experienced through hearing.
Visual Acuity - ANSWERSSharpness of vision, measured by the ability to discern letters
or numbers at a given distance according to a fixed standard. EX: 20/20 vision
Bottom-up Process - ANSWERSTheoretical view of reading as a process that consists
of accurate sequential reading of every word. Comprehension is viewed as text driven
rather than concept driven. (Part to whole) (Start from the bottom)
Concept Driven Process - ANSWERSTheoretical view of reading as a process that
consists of using one's experiences and expectations to react to text. Also called top-
down process. (Whole to part)
Cooperative Learning - ANSWERSInstructional approach in which students work
together rather than compete to solve a problem or complete a task.Ex: group work or
PBL
Corrective Feedback - ANSWERSTeacher responses during and following practice of a
skill that is sensitive to a student's level and that guides him or her closer to mastery.
Cumulative - ANSWERSHaving a new learning that is based upon previously learned
elements. Ex: Building knowledge as we go.
