CALT CALT Reading Fluency and Decoding Development 2

Question 1

Which of the following syllable types is defined as a syllable with a short vowel sound spelled with a single vowel letter followed by one or more consonants?

Accepted Answer

Closed syllable

Answer

A closed syllable ends in one or more consonants that 'close in' the vowel, producing a short vowel sound (e.g., 'cat,' 'nap,' 'script').

Question 2

A student reads 'magic' as /ˈmæ.dʒɪk/ correctly but reads 'tragic' as /ˈtræ.gɪk/ (hard g). This error most likely reflects:

Accepted Answer

Incomplete mastery of the soft g rule in the context of vowels i, e, and y

Answer

The soft g rule states that g is typically pronounced /dʒ/ before i, e, or y; the student has not generalized this rule to 'tragic.'

Question 3

During decodable text reading, a CALT corrects a student's oral reading error immediately. This practice aligns with which principle of structured literacy?

Accepted Answer

Diagnostic teaching — correcting errors prevents the consolidation of incorrect phoneme-grapheme mappings

Answer

Immediate error correction in structured literacy prevents incorrect responses from being practiced and entrenched, a core diagnostic-prescriptive teaching principle.

Question 4

Which of the following words contains a vowel-r (r-controlled) syllable?

Accepted Answer

Startle

Answer

The word 'startle' contains the vowel-r syllable 'star,' where the /r/ modifies the vowel sound, creating the /ɑr/ sound.

Question 5

Ehri's theory of orthographic mapping explains how fluent readers store words in long-term memory by:

Accepted Answer

Connecting the phonemes in a word to its graphemes through phonological awareness and letter-sound knowledge

Answer

Orthographic mapping occurs when a reader bonds a word's phonological representation to its letter sequence, allowing instant, effortless retrieval from memory.

CALT - Certified Academic Language Therapist Practice Test

CALT - Certified Academic Language Therapist Practice Test

CALT CALT Reading Fluency and Decoding Development 2