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CALP Exam Questions with Detailed Verified Answers
tilde Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ waving line placed over a vower before "r" in a combination to indicate
unaccented syllable ~
syntax Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ 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 Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ phonemes pronounce din the same place of the mouth but
vary in voicing /k/ /g/
phonology Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ 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 Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ aspects of language ( intonations, pitch, juncture, speaking rate)
supersize
occipital cortex Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ vision; receives information first
Old English Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ 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
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phonological awareness Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ 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 Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ a speed naming task; administered to pre-readers
phoneme Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ smallest unit of sound in speech /s/ /a/ /d/; individual sound unit in spoken
words
prosody Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ 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 Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ phonological awareness is a critical factor in
dyslexia
macron Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ diacritical line over long vowel sound
breve Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ diacritical mark over short vowel sound
cedilla Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ diacritical mark under C indicting soft sound
base word Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ word before affixes added/can stand alone
Grace Fernald Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ Kinesthetic method influenced Orton; he suggested kinesthetic-tactile
reinforcement of visual and auditory associations could reverse transposition of letters
3 layers of language Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ Anglo-Saxon; Latin; Greek
Anglo-Saxon Layer Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ stresses everyday life; common words; usually 1 syllable
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CALP Exam Questions with Detailed Verified Answers
tilde Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ waving line placed over a vower before "r" in a combination to indicate
unaccented syllable ~
syntax Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ 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 Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ phonemes pronounce din the same place of the mouth but
vary in voicing /k/ /g/
phonology Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ 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 Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ aspects of language ( intonations, pitch, juncture, speaking rate)
supersize
occipital cortex Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ vision; receives information first
Old English Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ 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
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phonological awareness Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ 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 Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ a speed naming task; administered to pre-readers
phoneme Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ smallest unit of sound in speech /s/ /a/ /d/; individual sound unit in spoken
words
prosody Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ 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 Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ phonological awareness is a critical factor in
dyslexia
macron Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ diacritical line over long vowel sound
breve Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ diacritical mark over short vowel sound
cedilla Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ diacritical mark under C indicting soft sound
base word Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ word before affixes added/can stand alone
Grace Fernald Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ Kinesthetic method influenced Orton; he suggested kinesthetic-tactile
reinforcement of visual and auditory associations could reverse transposition of letters
3 layers of language Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ Anglo-Saxon; Latin; Greek
Anglo-Saxon Layer Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ stresses everyday life; common words; usually 1 syllable
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