CALT CALT Reading Fluency and Decoding Development

Question 1

According to Chall's Stages of Reading Development, which stage is characterized by 'learning to read' through decoding and sight word instruction?

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Stage 1 – Initial Reading and Decoding

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Stage 0 – Pre-reading

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Stage 2 – Confirmation and Fluency

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Stage 3 – Reading for Learning the New

Question 2

Automaticity in word recognition, as described by LaBerge and Samuels, is important because it:

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Frees cognitive resources for comprehension by reducing the mental effort required to decode words

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Ensures students sound out every word carefully

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Replaces the need for phonological awareness instruction

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Is only necessary for advanced readers above grade 4

Question 3

A CALT assessing reading fluency would primarily evaluate which three components?

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Accuracy, rate, and prosody

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Rate, comprehension, and spelling

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Accuracy, phonemic awareness, and vocabulary

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Prosody, morphology, and syntax

Question 4

Which reading fluency intervention has the strongest research support for students with dyslexia?

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Repeated oral reading with corrective feedback

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Silent sustained reading

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Round robin reading in groups

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Listening to audiobooks without print

Question 5

The Orton-Gillingham approach introduces phonogram cards to build automaticity in phoneme-grapheme correspondences. This directly targets which component of fluency?

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Accuracy at the phoneme and grapheme level

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Prosody

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Comprehension monitoring

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Oral language expression

Question 6

Oral reading fluency (ORF) norms are typically expressed as:

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Words correct per minute (WCPM) by grade level

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Number of sight words known per minute

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Percentage of words decoded using phonics rules

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Reading level equivalent scores