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This complete exam study guide features 100+ expertly verified questions and answers from the 2025/2026 Certified Academic Language Practitioner (CALP) exam. Tailored for professionals in structured literacy, dyslexia intervention, and language therapy, this document covers an expansive range of foundational and advanced topics in reading instruction, phonological processing, educational linguistics, and diagnostic assessment. Core subject areas include: Phonology, phonological awareness, and sound-symbol correspondence Suprasegmentals, syntax, morphology, prosody, and orthography Historical layers of English (Anglo-Saxon, Latin, Greek) and their instructional implications Dyslexia characteristics, intervention models, and the Orton-Gillingham approach Key theorists and research-based frameworks (e.g., Torgesen, Orton, Gillingham, Stanovich) Reading instruction principles: multisensory, structured, explicit, cumulative Diagnostic tools and assessments (WIAT, WRAT, CTOPP, TOWRE, GORT, etc.) Instructional approaches (top-down, bottom-up, synthetic, analytic phonics) Metacognition, fluency, expressive and receptive language, standardized testing metrics IDEA, Section 504, and educational law foundations Ideal for candidates enrolled in: Courses: CALP Certification Prep, Structured Literacy Instruction, Reading Intervention, Language Development, Educational Assessment Programs: Academic Language Therapy Association (ALTA), Dyslexia Specialist Training, MSLE Credential Programs, Reading Specialist Certification Professionals: Literacy specialists, special education teachers, academic language therapists, speech-language pathologists, early intervention educators, and instructional coaches This is a high-value resource for mastering the CALP credential content, equipping educators with the knowledge to diagnose, plan, and implement evidence-based instruction for students with reading difficulties or language processing disorders. Keywords: CALP exam prep, phonological awareness, dyslexia instruction, structured literacy, multisensory learning, sound-symbol correspondence, Orton-Gillingham, reading assessments, language processing, educational linguistics, morphology, phonics instruction, IDEA law, RTI, cognitive assessments, reading fluency, ALTA certification

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tilde - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔waving line placed over a vower before "r" in a combination

to indicate unaccented syllable ~


syntax - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔arrangement and sequence of words in sentences, clauses,

and phrases; set of principles that dictate sequence and function in order to convey

meaning ( G.U.M.)


voiced/unvoiced cognates - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔phonemes pronounce din the same

place of the mouth but vary in voicing /k/ /g/


phonology - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔sound system of a language; science of speech

sounds;the study of peach sound system, rules and patterns of speech; unconscious

rules and patterns of spoken language (sad vs sank)

,suprasegmental - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔aspects of language ( intonations, pitch, juncture,

speaking rate) supersize


occipital cortex - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔vision; receives information first


Old English - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Began when Angles, Saxons, Jutes arrived in

England. Language of Vikings; Old Norse and Latin also influenced; Teutonic

invasion; Christianizing of Britain; 449 AD-1066; decline of Old English as result

of Norman Conquest


phonological awareness - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔an umbrella term used to refer to a

student's sensitivity to sound structure in language; understanding of internal

linguistic structures of words; awareness of onset-rime and individual phonemes


naming speed - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a speed naming task; administered to pre-readers


phoneme - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔smallest unit of sound in speech /s/ /a/ /d/; individual

sound unit in spoken words


prosody - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔vocal intonation and meter of spoken language;readers

sound as if they are speaking;significant to communicate and comprehend

emotions and attitudes

, Torgensen, Lundber, and Foorman - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔phonological awareness is a

critical factor in dyslexia


macron - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔diacritical line over long vowel sound


breve - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔diacritical mark over short vowel sound


cedilla - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔diacritical mark under C indicting soft sound


base word - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔word before affixes added/can stand alone


Grace Fernald - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Kinesthetic method influenced Orton; he

suggested kinesthetic-tactile reinforcement of visual and auditory associations

could reverse transposition of letters


3 layers of language - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Anglo-Saxon; Latin; Greek


Anglo-Saxon Layer - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔stresses everyday life; common words;

usually 1 syllable


Latin Layer - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔used in more formal settings; often found in lit,

science in upper elem texts etc; longer than A-S


Greek Layer - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔scientific; roots often combine forms and

compounds



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