CALP Critical Reading Comprehension Flashcards

In a CALP assessment passage, a student reads: 'The protagonist's moral ambiguity reflects societal tensions.' What comprehension skill is being tested?

Answer: Inferential reasoning about character and theme

CALP reading tasks require inferential reasoning to interpret abstract character analysis and thematic connections beyond surface-level text.

Which reading strategy best supports CALP-level comprehension of an expository text?

Answer: Annotating to identify main claims and evidence

Annotating text to track claims and supporting evidence is a hallmark CALP strategy for academic expository reading.

A CALP reading passage uses the phrase 'corroborating evidence.' What does this phrase require of the reader?

Answer: Understanding of academic vocabulary in context

CALP demands that readers interpret discipline-specific academic vocabulary like 'corroborating evidence' within its contextual meaning.

What is the primary difference between a BICS-level and CALP-level reading task?

Answer: CALP tasks require abstract reasoning and decontextualized language

CALP reading tasks involve decontextualized, abstract language that requires higher-order cognitive processing, unlike context-embedded BICS tasks.

When evaluating an author's argument in a CALP-level text, a student should primarily focus on:

Answer: The logical structure of claims and the quality of evidence

Critical evaluation of argument structure and evidence quality is a core CALP reading competency in academic settings.

A student struggles with a CALP passage about economic policy despite understanding individual words. What is the most likely issue?

Answer: Inability to integrate prior knowledge with abstract academic concepts

CALP comprehension requires integrating prior content knowledge with abstract academic language, not just word-level decoding.