CALT EXAM / QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
Adolph Kussmaul (1877) Right Ans - "word blindness"
Dr. Rudolph Berlin (1887) Right Ans - Came up with the word "Dyslexia'
James Hinschelwood (1897) Right Ans - reported cases of "congenital
wordblindness", called on schools to screen and treat it
Dr. W. Pringle Morgan (1896) Right Ans - Wrote 1st medical journal on
word blindness
Grace Fernald (1920s) Right Ans - Developed the VAKT Method (Fernald
Method)
Samuel T. Orton (1925) Right Ans - Neurologist, associated dyslexia as a
"language disorder", Coined the term "strephosymbolia" (twisted symbols)
Anna Gillingham (1930s) Right Ans - Developed multisensory teaching
with Orton, Trained 50 teachers with Sally Childs
Aylett Cox Right Ans - Developed Alphabetic Phonics at Scottish Rite
Hospital, Worked with Sally Childs
Drs. Sally and Bennett Shaywitz Right Ans - Watched the brain read using
fMRI, Tracked the prevalence of Dyslexia and whether is was a developmental
lag vs. persists over time
Chomsky Right Ans - Said children are pre-wired to learn oral language but
reading and writing are acquired
Isabelle Liberman Right Ans - Phonological Processes
NIH Prior to 1980 dyslexia definition Right Ans - Exclusionary- when you
couldn't figure out the problem it must be dyslexia
Dyslexia Definition Right Ans - Deficit of phonological component of
language
, IQ discrepancy Right Ans - Research shows this to be an invalid model (IQ
decided based on a reading test, unfair for children with dyslexia)
Specific Learning Disability Right Ans - Disorder with language, may make
it difficult to thing, listen, speak, read, write, do math, etc.
ADD/ADHD Historically Right Ans - minimal brain dysfunction
ADD/ADHD Comorbity Right Ans - 30-50%
Twin Studies Right Ans - Concordance rate 70% in identical pairs, 48% in
fraternal
Purpose of Assessment Right Ans - Identify issues, Determine progress,
Determine placement or exit from therapy
Assessment Right Ans - The collection of information to make decisions
about learning and instruction
Diagnostic Test Right Ans - A test to determine more specifically the exact
nature a student, or students', learning problems. It con help the teacher
identify ways to better assist the the students.
Informal Test Right Ans - A test that is not standardized, can see if students
need further screening or different instruction
Formal Test Right Ans - Standardized test, uses specific procedures
Norm Referenced Test Right Ans - Compare a students performance with
their peers
Criterion Referenced Test Right Ans - Performance is measured by how
well student has mastered the standard, show knowledge attained and
knowledge that needs to be acquired
Curriculum Referenced Test Right Ans - Variation of Criterion, Questions
based on what is taught in the classroom
Adolph Kussmaul (1877) Right Ans - "word blindness"
Dr. Rudolph Berlin (1887) Right Ans - Came up with the word "Dyslexia'
James Hinschelwood (1897) Right Ans - reported cases of "congenital
wordblindness", called on schools to screen and treat it
Dr. W. Pringle Morgan (1896) Right Ans - Wrote 1st medical journal on
word blindness
Grace Fernald (1920s) Right Ans - Developed the VAKT Method (Fernald
Method)
Samuel T. Orton (1925) Right Ans - Neurologist, associated dyslexia as a
"language disorder", Coined the term "strephosymbolia" (twisted symbols)
Anna Gillingham (1930s) Right Ans - Developed multisensory teaching
with Orton, Trained 50 teachers with Sally Childs
Aylett Cox Right Ans - Developed Alphabetic Phonics at Scottish Rite
Hospital, Worked with Sally Childs
Drs. Sally and Bennett Shaywitz Right Ans - Watched the brain read using
fMRI, Tracked the prevalence of Dyslexia and whether is was a developmental
lag vs. persists over time
Chomsky Right Ans - Said children are pre-wired to learn oral language but
reading and writing are acquired
Isabelle Liberman Right Ans - Phonological Processes
NIH Prior to 1980 dyslexia definition Right Ans - Exclusionary- when you
couldn't figure out the problem it must be dyslexia
Dyslexia Definition Right Ans - Deficit of phonological component of
language
, IQ discrepancy Right Ans - Research shows this to be an invalid model (IQ
decided based on a reading test, unfair for children with dyslexia)
Specific Learning Disability Right Ans - Disorder with language, may make
it difficult to thing, listen, speak, read, write, do math, etc.
ADD/ADHD Historically Right Ans - minimal brain dysfunction
ADD/ADHD Comorbity Right Ans - 30-50%
Twin Studies Right Ans - Concordance rate 70% in identical pairs, 48% in
fraternal
Purpose of Assessment Right Ans - Identify issues, Determine progress,
Determine placement or exit from therapy
Assessment Right Ans - The collection of information to make decisions
about learning and instruction
Diagnostic Test Right Ans - A test to determine more specifically the exact
nature a student, or students', learning problems. It con help the teacher
identify ways to better assist the the students.
Informal Test Right Ans - A test that is not standardized, can see if students
need further screening or different instruction
Formal Test Right Ans - Standardized test, uses specific procedures
Norm Referenced Test Right Ans - Compare a students performance with
their peers
Criterion Referenced Test Right Ans - Performance is measured by how
well student has mastered the standard, show knowledge attained and
knowledge that needs to be acquired
Curriculum Referenced Test Right Ans - Variation of Criterion, Questions
based on what is taught in the classroom
