CALT Exam Prep
Strephosymbolia correct answer means twisted symbols. The first term Orton used for dyslexia.
phonetics correct answer the study of speech sounds in spoken language
phonological awareness correct answer the ability to focus on units of sound in spoken language at the
sentence, word, syllable and phoneme levels
phonemic awareness correct answer awareness of speech sounds or phonemes in spoken words
phonics correct answer instruction that connects sounds and letters
synthetic phonics correct answer explicitly teaches individual grapheme-phoneme correspondences
before they are blended to form syllables or whole words
alphabetic principle correct answer the understanding that spoken sounds are represented in print by
written letters
consonant correct answer blocked / voiced or unvoiced sounds - a class of speech sounds with air flow
that is constricted or obstructed
vowel correct answer open and voiced sounds - a class of open speech sounds produced by the passage
of air through an open vocal tract
phonology correct answer the rules that determine how sounds are used in spoken language
fluency correct answer reading with rapidity and automaticity
,prosody correct answer the rhythmic flow of oral reading
pragmatics correct answer set of rules that dictate communicative behavior and use of language, rules
we communicate by
syntax correct answer sentence structure, grammar, usage
semantics correct answer content of language, used to express knowledge of the world around us -
meaning
phoneme correct answer smallest unit of sound in a syllable
spelling correct answer sound to symbol / phoneme to grapheme, connect grapheme to phoneme
orthography correct answer the spelling of written language
orthographic memory correct answer memory of letter patterns and word spellings
metalinguistics correct answer awareness of language as an entity
guided discovery correct answer a method of leading students to new learning through questioning
Heuristic correct answer means to discover by demonstration
grapheme correct answer a letter or letter cluster that represents a single speech sound
decoding correct answer word recognition in which the phonetic code is broken down to determine a
word
blending correct answer fusing individual sounds, syllables or words into meaningful units
, reading correct answer symbol to sound / grapheme to phoneme
morpheme correct answer the 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 answer the study of word formation patterns, meaningful units that make words
fricative correct answer a sound produced by forcing air through a narrow opening between the teeth or
lips / f / / sh / / z /
nasal sound correct answer a sound produced by forcing air out through th nose / n / / m /
continuant sound correct answer a sound prolonged in its production / m / / s / / f /
stop consonant sound correct answer a sound obstructed / they must be clipped off / b / / d /
aspiration correct answer puff of air
Norman Invasion correct answer 1066 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 answer Anglo-Saxon
Most of the basic color words correct answer Anglo-Saxon
The names of farm, forest and ocean animals correct answer Anglo-Saxon
Strephosymbolia correct answer means twisted symbols. The first term Orton used for dyslexia.
phonetics correct answer the study of speech sounds in spoken language
phonological awareness correct answer the ability to focus on units of sound in spoken language at the
sentence, word, syllable and phoneme levels
phonemic awareness correct answer awareness of speech sounds or phonemes in spoken words
phonics correct answer instruction that connects sounds and letters
synthetic phonics correct answer explicitly teaches individual grapheme-phoneme correspondences
before they are blended to form syllables or whole words
alphabetic principle correct answer the understanding that spoken sounds are represented in print by
written letters
consonant correct answer blocked / voiced or unvoiced sounds - a class of speech sounds with air flow
that is constricted or obstructed
vowel correct answer open and voiced sounds - a class of open speech sounds produced by the passage
of air through an open vocal tract
phonology correct answer the rules that determine how sounds are used in spoken language
fluency correct answer reading with rapidity and automaticity
,prosody correct answer the rhythmic flow of oral reading
pragmatics correct answer set of rules that dictate communicative behavior and use of language, rules
we communicate by
syntax correct answer sentence structure, grammar, usage
semantics correct answer content of language, used to express knowledge of the world around us -
meaning
phoneme correct answer smallest unit of sound in a syllable
spelling correct answer sound to symbol / phoneme to grapheme, connect grapheme to phoneme
orthography correct answer the spelling of written language
orthographic memory correct answer memory of letter patterns and word spellings
metalinguistics correct answer awareness of language as an entity
guided discovery correct answer a method of leading students to new learning through questioning
Heuristic correct answer means to discover by demonstration
grapheme correct answer a letter or letter cluster that represents a single speech sound
decoding correct answer word recognition in which the phonetic code is broken down to determine a
word
blending correct answer fusing individual sounds, syllables or words into meaningful units
, reading correct answer symbol to sound / grapheme to phoneme
morpheme correct answer the 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 answer the study of word formation patterns, meaningful units that make words
fricative correct answer a sound produced by forcing air through a narrow opening between the teeth or
lips / f / / sh / / z /
nasal sound correct answer a sound produced by forcing air out through th nose / n / / m /
continuant sound correct answer a sound prolonged in its production / m / / s / / f /
stop consonant sound correct answer a sound obstructed / they must be clipped off / b / / d /
aspiration correct answer puff of air
Norman Invasion correct answer 1066 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 answer Anglo-Saxon
Most of the basic color words correct answer Anglo-Saxon
The names of farm, forest and ocean animals correct answer Anglo-Saxon
