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CALP Exam Questions Containing 154
terms with Certified Solutions Updated
2024.
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.)
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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
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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
CALP Exam Questions Containing 154
terms with Certified Solutions Updated
2024.
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.)
, CALP Exam
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
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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
