CALT EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
VERIFIED BY EXPERTS 2024
Writing Stage 3 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Progressive Incorporation (late second to
fourth grade)—students gradually incorporate standards of mechanics; little advanced
planning
Writing Stage 2 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Graphic presentation (first and second
grade)—Students are adept at printing letters, preoccupied with appearance of letters,
likely to make reversals, invented spellers
Writing Stage 4 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Automatization (fourth-seventh grade)—
students apply rules of mechanics automatically, sentences become more
sophisticated, begin to assess their own writing
Writing Stage 5 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Elaboration (seventh-ninth grade)—writing
to express a viewpoint, synthesizing, writing level exceeds their own speech
Writing Stage 6 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Personalization-Diversification (ninth grade
and beyond)—use of different writing styles, creative, complex, sophisticated
vocabulary
Phonological processing - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Umbrella term for broad category
of oral language processing abilities related to sounds in words and associated with the
ability to read well
Phonological memory - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>ability to remember speech sounds
briefly
Phonological awareness - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>the ability to reflect on and
manipulate the sound segments in words; phonemic awareness is one component
Naming speed - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The rate at which a child can recite
"overlearned" stimuli such as letters and single-digit numbers.
Dysarthria - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>the inability to use speech that is distinct and
connected because of a loss of muscle control after damage to the peripheral or central
nervous system
, Dyspraxia - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Sensorimotor disruption in which the motor
signals to the muscles, such as those necessary for speech production, are not
consistently or efficiently received (a person is born with dyspraxia)
Apraxia - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A disorder that prevents certain complex muscular
movements, caused by damage to the brain
Echolalia - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The uncontrollable and immediate repetition of
words spoken by another person
Dysphasia - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Difficulty in learning both listening and speaking
skills despite adequate hearing, intelligence, and opportunity
otitis media - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>inflammation of the middle ear that can lead to
hearing loss
Alexia - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>the loss of the ability to read, usually the result of
brain injury
Alveolar - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Articulation made with the ridge behind the teeth
Palatal - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Articulation made with the roof of the mouth
Velar - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Articulation made at the back of the mouth
Glottal - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Articulation made from the throat
Major syllable division patterns - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>VCCV, VCV, VCCCV, VV
Root - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A word part that carries meaning and provides the
base for an affix
Stem - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A bound morpheme/word part that must have an affix
Base word - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The simplest form of an English word
Morpheme - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The smallest meaningful linguistic unit
Free morpheme - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Unbound word part, can stand alone as a
word
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
VERIFIED BY EXPERTS 2024
Writing Stage 3 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Progressive Incorporation (late second to
fourth grade)—students gradually incorporate standards of mechanics; little advanced
planning
Writing Stage 2 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Graphic presentation (first and second
grade)—Students are adept at printing letters, preoccupied with appearance of letters,
likely to make reversals, invented spellers
Writing Stage 4 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Automatization (fourth-seventh grade)—
students apply rules of mechanics automatically, sentences become more
sophisticated, begin to assess their own writing
Writing Stage 5 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Elaboration (seventh-ninth grade)—writing
to express a viewpoint, synthesizing, writing level exceeds their own speech
Writing Stage 6 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Personalization-Diversification (ninth grade
and beyond)—use of different writing styles, creative, complex, sophisticated
vocabulary
Phonological processing - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Umbrella term for broad category
of oral language processing abilities related to sounds in words and associated with the
ability to read well
Phonological memory - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>ability to remember speech sounds
briefly
Phonological awareness - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>the ability to reflect on and
manipulate the sound segments in words; phonemic awareness is one component
Naming speed - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The rate at which a child can recite
"overlearned" stimuli such as letters and single-digit numbers.
Dysarthria - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>the inability to use speech that is distinct and
connected because of a loss of muscle control after damage to the peripheral or central
nervous system
, Dyspraxia - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Sensorimotor disruption in which the motor
signals to the muscles, such as those necessary for speech production, are not
consistently or efficiently received (a person is born with dyspraxia)
Apraxia - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A disorder that prevents certain complex muscular
movements, caused by damage to the brain
Echolalia - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The uncontrollable and immediate repetition of
words spoken by another person
Dysphasia - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Difficulty in learning both listening and speaking
skills despite adequate hearing, intelligence, and opportunity
otitis media - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>inflammation of the middle ear that can lead to
hearing loss
Alexia - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>the loss of the ability to read, usually the result of
brain injury
Alveolar - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Articulation made with the ridge behind the teeth
Palatal - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Articulation made with the roof of the mouth
Velar - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Articulation made at the back of the mouth
Glottal - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Articulation made from the throat
Major syllable division patterns - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>VCCV, VCV, VCCCV, VV
Root - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A word part that carries meaning and provides the
base for an affix
Stem - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A bound morpheme/word part that must have an affix
Base word - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The simplest form of an English word
Morpheme - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The smallest meaningful linguistic unit
Free morpheme - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Unbound word part, can stand alone as a
word
