CALT Exam Prep
Strephosymbolia correct answermeans twisted symbols. The first term Orton used for dyslexia.
phonetics correct answerthe study of speech sounds in spoken language
phonological awareness correct answerthe ability to focus on units of sound in spoken language at the sentence, word, syllable and phoneme levels
phonemic awareness correct answerawareness of speech sounds or phonemes in spoken words
phonics correct answerinstruction that connects sounds and letters
synthetic phonics correct answerexplicitly teaches individual grapheme-phoneme correspondences before they are blended to form syllables or whole words
alphabetic principle correct answerthe understanding that spoken sounds are represented in print by written letters
consonant correct answerblocked / voiced or unvoiced sounds - a class of speech sounds with air flow that is constricted or obstructed
vowel correct answeropen and voiced sounds - a class of open speech sounds produced by the passage of air through an open vocal tract
phonology correct answerthe rules that determine how sounds are used in spoken language
fluency correct answerreading with rapidity and automaticity prosody correct answerthe rhythmic flow of oral reading
pragmatics correct answerset of rules that dictate communicative behavior and use of language, rules we communicate by
syntax correct answersentence structure, grammar, usage
semantics correct answercontent of language, used to express knowledge of the world around us - meaning
phoneme correct answersmallest unit of sound in a syllable
spelling correct answersound to symbol / phoneme to grapheme, connect grapheme to phoneme
orthography correct answerthe spelling of written language
orthographic memory correct answermemory of letter patterns and word spellings
metalinguistics correct answerawareness of language as an entity
guided discovery correct answera method of leading students to new learning through questioning
Heuristic correct answermeans to discover by demonstration
grapheme correct answera letter or letter cluster that represents a single speech sound
decoding correct answerword recognition in which the phonetic code is broken down to determine a word
blending correct answerfusing individual sounds, syllables or words into meaningful units reading correct answersymbol to sound / grapheme to phoneme
morpheme correct answerthe smallest meaningful unit of language - a suffix, prefix, root or stem such as awe, dis, in, inter, or word part such as cat, man. etc.
Knowledge of word meaning, rapid word recognition, and spelling ability greatly depend on knowledge of word structure at the level of morphemes.
morphology correct answerthe study of word formation patterns, meaningful units that make words
fricative correct answera sound produced by forcing air through a narrow opening between the teeth or lips / f / / sh / / z /
nasal sound correct answera sound produced by forcing air out through th nose / n / / m /
continuant sound correct answera sound prolonged in its production / m / / s / / f /
stop consonant sound correct answera sound obstructed / they must be clipped off / b / / d /
aspiration correct answerpuff of air
Norman Invasion correct answer1066 A.D., had a great effect on English language, William the Conqueror, French spoken by upper class brought words like furniture, painter, tailor, beef, pork, mutton, Brought monks who added w and u, also the dot for the i and tail for the j. Alphabet complete at 26 letters
Number words one to a thousand correct answerAnglo-Saxon
Most of the basic color words correct answerAnglo-Saxon
The names of farm, forest and ocean animals correct answerAnglo-Saxon
Strephosymbolia correct answermeans twisted symbols. The first term Orton used for dyslexia.
phonetics correct answerthe study of speech sounds in spoken language
phonological awareness correct answerthe ability to focus on units of sound in spoken language at the sentence, word, syllable and phoneme levels
phonemic awareness correct answerawareness of speech sounds or phonemes in spoken words
phonics correct answerinstruction that connects sounds and letters
synthetic phonics correct answerexplicitly teaches individual grapheme-phoneme correspondences before they are blended to form syllables or whole words
alphabetic principle correct answerthe understanding that spoken sounds are represented in print by written letters
consonant correct answerblocked / voiced or unvoiced sounds - a class of speech sounds with air flow that is constricted or obstructed
vowel correct answeropen and voiced sounds - a class of open speech sounds produced by the passage of air through an open vocal tract
phonology correct answerthe rules that determine how sounds are used in spoken language
fluency correct answerreading with rapidity and automaticity prosody correct answerthe rhythmic flow of oral reading
pragmatics correct answerset of rules that dictate communicative behavior and use of language, rules we communicate by
syntax correct answersentence structure, grammar, usage
semantics correct answercontent of language, used to express knowledge of the world around us - meaning
phoneme correct answersmallest unit of sound in a syllable
spelling correct answersound to symbol / phoneme to grapheme, connect grapheme to phoneme
orthography correct answerthe spelling of written language
orthographic memory correct answermemory of letter patterns and word spellings
metalinguistics correct answerawareness of language as an entity
guided discovery correct answera method of leading students to new learning through questioning
Heuristic correct answermeans to discover by demonstration
grapheme correct answera letter or letter cluster that represents a single speech sound
decoding correct answerword recognition in which the phonetic code is broken down to determine a word
blending correct answerfusing individual sounds, syllables or words into meaningful units reading correct answersymbol to sound / grapheme to phoneme
morpheme correct answerthe smallest meaningful unit of language - a suffix, prefix, root or stem such as awe, dis, in, inter, or word part such as cat, man. etc.
Knowledge of word meaning, rapid word recognition, and spelling ability greatly depend on knowledge of word structure at the level of morphemes.
morphology correct answerthe study of word formation patterns, meaningful units that make words
fricative correct answera sound produced by forcing air through a narrow opening between the teeth or lips / f / / sh / / z /
nasal sound correct answera sound produced by forcing air out through th nose / n / / m /
continuant sound correct answera sound prolonged in its production / m / / s / / f /
stop consonant sound correct answera sound obstructed / they must be clipped off / b / / d /
aspiration correct answerpuff of air
Norman Invasion correct answer1066 A.D., had a great effect on English language, William the Conqueror, French spoken by upper class brought words like furniture, painter, tailor, beef, pork, mutton, Brought monks who added w and u, also the dot for the i and tail for the j. Alphabet complete at 26 letters
Number words one to a thousand correct answerAnglo-Saxon
Most of the basic color words correct answerAnglo-Saxon
The names of farm, forest and ocean animals correct answerAnglo-Saxon
