CALT Study Guide Exam
Questions and Answers 100%
PASS
What is true about the linguistics-based beginning reading approach?—ANSWER-Learning
to recognize word families (bat, cat, hat)
What instructional method did Mr. Smart use to teach syllable division?—ANSWER-He
taught students to recognize closed or (VC) syllables, showed examples, and demonstrated
syllable division.
To which language domain do parts of speech and sentence structure belong?—ANSWER-
Syntax
What should a teacher do if a student misreads 'steep' as 'step'?—ANSWER-Identify the
syllable type, determine the vowel sound, and read the word.
Which is not a feature of Chall's Pre-reading Stage?—ANSWER-Sound symbol association
Which group of words contains three speech sounds?—ANSWER-Night, through, sawed
What might an individual with dyslexia experience in terms of social development?—
ANSWER-Delays in social skills, such as lack of good judgment and erratic emotional
behavior.
, What type of assessment should be given to a student making A's and B's but is a slow
reader?—ANSWER-Informal assessment.
How many days prior must a member be advised of the specifics of a complaint before a
hearing?—ANSWER-15 days
What is NICHD?—ANSWER-National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
What does ALTA stand for?—ANSWER-Academic Language Therapy Association
What is IMSLEC?—ANSWER-International Multisensory Structured Language Education
Council
What is PALS?—ANSWER-Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening, a comprehensive
assessment of early literacy fundamentals
What does DIBELS stand for?—ANSWER-Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills
What is progress monitoring?—ANSWER-Periodic assessment measuring progress in
response to specific instruction
What are examples of criterion-referenced tests?—ANSWER-State assessments, Brigance,
DIBELS.
What is an achievement test?—ANSWER-Designed to measure students' specific knowledge
and skills.
What does the left parieto-temporal area do?—ANSWER-Word analysis and decoding.
What is Wernicke's area responsible for?—ANSWER-Language comprehension and
production of phonemes.
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Questions and Answers 100%
PASS
What is true about the linguistics-based beginning reading approach?—ANSWER-Learning
to recognize word families (bat, cat, hat)
What instructional method did Mr. Smart use to teach syllable division?—ANSWER-He
taught students to recognize closed or (VC) syllables, showed examples, and demonstrated
syllable division.
To which language domain do parts of speech and sentence structure belong?—ANSWER-
Syntax
What should a teacher do if a student misreads 'steep' as 'step'?—ANSWER-Identify the
syllable type, determine the vowel sound, and read the word.
Which is not a feature of Chall's Pre-reading Stage?—ANSWER-Sound symbol association
Which group of words contains three speech sounds?—ANSWER-Night, through, sawed
What might an individual with dyslexia experience in terms of social development?—
ANSWER-Delays in social skills, such as lack of good judgment and erratic emotional
behavior.
, What type of assessment should be given to a student making A's and B's but is a slow
reader?—ANSWER-Informal assessment.
How many days prior must a member be advised of the specifics of a complaint before a
hearing?—ANSWER-15 days
What is NICHD?—ANSWER-National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
What does ALTA stand for?—ANSWER-Academic Language Therapy Association
What is IMSLEC?—ANSWER-International Multisensory Structured Language Education
Council
What is PALS?—ANSWER-Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening, a comprehensive
assessment of early literacy fundamentals
What does DIBELS stand for?—ANSWER-Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills
What is progress monitoring?—ANSWER-Periodic assessment measuring progress in
response to specific instruction
What are examples of criterion-referenced tests?—ANSWER-State assessments, Brigance,
DIBELS.
What is an achievement test?—ANSWER-Designed to measure students' specific knowledge
and skills.
What does the left parieto-temporal area do?—ANSWER-Word analysis and decoding.
What is Wernicke's area responsible for?—ANSWER-Language comprehension and
production of phonemes.
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Katelyn Whitman
