C.A.L.T EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025 WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Alexia - correct answer The loss of the ability to read, as the result of a brain injury.
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Apasia - correct answer Impairs the ability to speak and understand others.
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Articulation - correct answer The act or manner of producing sounds.
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Echolalia - correct answer Imitation of the mother's sounds, rhythm and tone.
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Hyperlexia - correct answer The superior ability to reads words without comprehension.
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Lexicon - correct answer An inventory of word knowledge, either spoken or written. EX: dictionary,
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encyclopedia
Otitis Media - correct answer Inflammation of the middle ear that can lead to temporary conductive hearing
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loss or permanent hearing loss.
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, Receptive Language Disorder - correct answer The inability to understand or comprehend language heard or
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read.
Expressive Language Disorder - correct answer The inability to put thoughts into words or sentences in ways
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that make sense and is grammatically correct.
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Phonology - correct answer Smallest unit of sound. The sounds of letters. Ex: Cat=3 phonemes (c) (a) (t).
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Syntax - correct answer The grammar system of language. The way words are strung together. Ex: words and
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punctuation to form sentences, clauses or phrases. s s s s s s
Semantics - correct answer Word meaning in language. Ex: final destination = last stop
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Discourse - correct answer Written or spoken communication or debate. Ex: Formal writing, a speech.
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Morphology - correct answer The smallest unit of language that convey meaning. Ex: Root words
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Pragmatics - correct answer Incapable of understanding the speakers intent (requests and tones) Ex: Can't you
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turn down the T.V.? = means no; not yes.
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Alphabetic Language - correct answer A language in which letters are used systematically to represent speech
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sounds.
Alphabetic Principle - correct answer The use of letters and letter clusters to represent phonemes in an
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orthography. (spelling) s
Anglo Saxon - correct answer The language of the Germanic peoples (Angles, Saxons and Jutes) who settles in
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Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries. It was the dominant language in Britain until the Norman Conquest in 1066.
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Analytic Instruction - correct answer Instruction that separates the whole into its parts to reveal its
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relationships. (Whole to Part) (Top Down) (Concept driven) s s s s s s s
CORRECT ANSWERS
Alexia - correct answer The loss of the ability to read, as the result of a brain injury.
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
Apasia - correct answer Impairs the ability to speak and understand others.
s s s s s s s s s s s
Articulation - correct answer The act or manner of producing sounds.
s s s s s s s s s s
Echolalia - correct answer Imitation of the mother's sounds, rhythm and tone.
s s s s s s s s s s s
Hyperlexia - correct answer The superior ability to reads words without comprehension.
s s s s s s s s s s s
Lexicon - correct answer An inventory of word knowledge, either spoken or written. EX: dictionary,
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
encyclopedia
Otitis Media - correct answer Inflammation of the middle ear that can lead to temporary conductive hearing
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
loss or permanent hearing loss.
s s s s
, Receptive Language Disorder - correct answer The inability to understand or comprehend language heard or
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
read.
Expressive Language Disorder - correct answer The inability to put thoughts into words or sentences in ways
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
that make sense and is grammatically correct.
s s s s s s
Phonology - correct answer Smallest unit of sound. The sounds of letters. Ex: Cat=3 phonemes (c) (a) (t).
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
Syntax - correct answer The grammar system of language. The way words are strung together. Ex: words and
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punctuation to form sentences, clauses or phrases. s s s s s s
Semantics - correct answer Word meaning in language. Ex: final destination = last stop
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Discourse - correct answer Written or spoken communication or debate. Ex: Formal writing, a speech.
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Morphology - correct answer The smallest unit of language that convey meaning. Ex: Root words
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Pragmatics - correct answer Incapable of understanding the speakers intent (requests and tones) Ex: Can't you
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turn down the T.V.? = means no; not yes.
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Alphabetic Language - correct answer A language in which letters are used systematically to represent speech
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
sounds.
Alphabetic Principle - correct answer The use of letters and letter clusters to represent phonemes in an
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
orthography. (spelling) s
Anglo Saxon - correct answer The language of the Germanic peoples (Angles, Saxons and Jutes) who settles in
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Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries. It was the dominant language in Britain until the Norman Conquest in 1066.
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Analytic Instruction - correct answer Instruction that separates the whole into its parts to reveal its
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relationships. (Whole to Part) (Top Down) (Concept driven) s s s s s s s
