CALT Exam

Question 1

Structured Literacy

Answer 1

a comprehensive researched based framework for instruction focused on the structure of language to teach reading

Question 2

Qualitative Research

Answer 2

Research that collects data through various kinds of observations

Question 3

Quantitative Research

Answer 3

research in which the results are based on a large sample that is representative of the population

Question 4

Experimental Research

Answer 4

research in which the subjects are randomly assigned to experimental and control groups

Question 5

Quasi-Experimental Research

Answer 5

Research conducted without randomized assignments of subjects to experimental and control groups

Question 6

metacognition

Answer 6

deliberate rearrangement of information while thinking

Question 7

Brocca’s Area

Answer 7

Area of the brain related to articulation

Question 8

parieto-temporal

Answer 8

Area of the brain for word analysis

Question 9

occipito-temporal

Answer 9

area of the brain for word form

Question 10

modality

Answer 10

a specific sensory pathway

Question 11

word blindness

Answer 11

early term for dyslexia

Question 12

explicit instruction

Answer 12

clear, precise, and specific instruction

Question 13

dyslexia

Answer 13

a specific langauge based disorder characterized by difficulty with single word reading

Question 14

phonetics

Answer 14

the study of the characteristics of speech sounds

Question 15

phonology

Answer 15

the rules that determine how sounds are used in spoken language

Question 16

alphabetic principle

Answer 16

the understanding that spoken words are represented in print by letters

Question 17

MSL

Answer 17

multisensory structured language specialist

Question 18

ALT

Answer 18

completed comprehensive therapist program but has not yet taken or passed the CALT exam

Question 19

euphany

Answer 19

the ease of the language that comes out of your mouth

Question 20

Functional Neuroimaging
fMRI

Answer 20

images are constructed showing brain activity while individuals perform specific tasks, provides a glimpse at how the brain is organized to perform cognitive tasks

Question 21

Cumulative Approach

Answer 21

instruction is presented in a sequence that begins with the simplest skills and progresses systematically to more difficult

Question 22

Sequential and Systematic Approach

Answer 22

presents material following the logical order of English language for introducing, reviewing, and practicing concepts

Question 23

Standardized Assessment

Answer 23

the use of reliable and valid tests, which are created over long periods with much study and by using established methods