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CALT EXAM NEWEST 2024 REAL EXAM
COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)| ALREADY
GRADED A+
A recall item requires the examinee to remember specific information.
For example: Parts of speech and sentence structure belong in which
language domain?
A. morphology
B. Syntax
C. Phonology
D. Orthography
B. Syntax
An application item requires the examinee to make use of knowledge.
For example: These errors−hav for have and hors for horse− indicate a
student would benefit from instruction in
A. combining forms.
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B. chameleon prefixes.
C. word origins.
D. orthographic patterns.
D. orthographic patterns.
At mid-year, a second-grade student's fluency rate is 55 words correct
per minute. The student's weekly spelling test average is 65%. The
student's scores on a standardized reading assessment with a mean of 50
and a standard deviation of 21.06 are listed below.
While reading aloud, this student misreads the word steep as step. To
meet the student's instructional needs, the teacher should have the
student:
A. look at the picture on the page to help cue the correct pronunciation
of the word.
B. reread the sentence that contains the word repeatedly to improve
fluency.
C. listen to the teacher dictate the word, say the word, and segment the
word into sounds.
D. identify the syllable type, determine the vowel sound, and read the
word.
D. identify the syllable type, determine the vowel sound, and read the
word.
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Which of the following consonant phonemes require the use of the lips
for articulation?
A. /sh/, /y/, and /n/
B. /p/, /m/, and /f/
C. /th/, /d/, and /s/
D. /k/, /ng/, and /h/
B. /p/, /m/, and /f/
tandardized assessment that must be administered and scored according
to prescribed procedures. Used to compare overall achievement to that
of others of the same age and grade, or to identify comparable strengths
and weaknesses.
Formal assessment
Assessment that classifies a student in terms of achievement or
improvement or grade-level performance based on targeted outcomes
Outcome measure
Assessment that provides a detailed analysis of a student's strengths and
weaknesses
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Diagnostic measure
Periodic assessment that measures progress in response to specific
instruction and/or intervention. Specific to the Goal
Progress monitoring
Brief assessment that identifies students who may need additional or
alternate forms of instruction.
Screening
**note: screening can be done by a paraprofessional or teacher;
informational only, not formal
Completed by parents and sometimes teachers and used to check for
symptoms of ADHD; measure and compare a child's behavior to that of
other children the same age.
Examples: Connor's Rating Scale, Child Behavior Checklist, Behavior
Evaluation Scale, Burk's Behavior Rating Scale
Behavior rating scales
CALT EXAM NEWEST 2024 REAL EXAM
COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)| ALREADY
GRADED A+
A recall item requires the examinee to remember specific information.
For example: Parts of speech and sentence structure belong in which
language domain?
A. morphology
B. Syntax
C. Phonology
D. Orthography
B. Syntax
An application item requires the examinee to make use of knowledge.
For example: These errors−hav for have and hors for horse− indicate a
student would benefit from instruction in
A. combining forms.
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B. chameleon prefixes.
C. word origins.
D. orthographic patterns.
D. orthographic patterns.
At mid-year, a second-grade student's fluency rate is 55 words correct
per minute. The student's weekly spelling test average is 65%. The
student's scores on a standardized reading assessment with a mean of 50
and a standard deviation of 21.06 are listed below.
While reading aloud, this student misreads the word steep as step. To
meet the student's instructional needs, the teacher should have the
student:
A. look at the picture on the page to help cue the correct pronunciation
of the word.
B. reread the sentence that contains the word repeatedly to improve
fluency.
C. listen to the teacher dictate the word, say the word, and segment the
word into sounds.
D. identify the syllable type, determine the vowel sound, and read the
word.
D. identify the syllable type, determine the vowel sound, and read the
word.
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Which of the following consonant phonemes require the use of the lips
for articulation?
A. /sh/, /y/, and /n/
B. /p/, /m/, and /f/
C. /th/, /d/, and /s/
D. /k/, /ng/, and /h/
B. /p/, /m/, and /f/
tandardized assessment that must be administered and scored according
to prescribed procedures. Used to compare overall achievement to that
of others of the same age and grade, or to identify comparable strengths
and weaknesses.
Formal assessment
Assessment that classifies a student in terms of achievement or
improvement or grade-level performance based on targeted outcomes
Outcome measure
Assessment that provides a detailed analysis of a student's strengths and
weaknesses
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Diagnostic measure
Periodic assessment that measures progress in response to specific
instruction and/or intervention. Specific to the Goal
Progress monitoring
Brief assessment that identifies students who may need additional or
alternate forms of instruction.
Screening
**note: screening can be done by a paraprofessional or teacher;
informational only, not formal
Completed by parents and sometimes teachers and used to check for
symptoms of ADHD; measure and compare a child's behavior to that of
other children the same age.
Examples: Connor's Rating Scale, Child Behavior Checklist, Behavior
Evaluation Scale, Burk's Behavior Rating Scale
Behavior rating scales
