CALT Academic Language Therapy 5

Question 1

A student struggles to hold a sequence of phonemes in memory while blending them into a word. This deficit most directly implicates:

Accepted Answer

Phonological working memory

Answer

Holding and manipulating phoneme sequences during blending relies on phonological working memory, a core deficit in many students with dyslexia.

Question 2

Which assessment tool is a standardized diagnostic instrument specifically designed to assess phonological awareness, phonological memory, and rapid naming?

Accepted Answer

Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing (CTOPP)

Answer

The CTOPP is the primary standardized tool measuring phonological awareness, phonological memory, and rapid naming across age groups.

Question 3

When teaching spelling using the CALT approach, which step typically comes FIRST in a structured lesson plan?

Accepted Answer

Review of previously learned phonograms

Answer

Structured literacy lessons begin with review of previously learned material before introducing new content, reinforcing automaticity through cumulative practice.

Question 4

A student decodes accurately but reads word-by-word with no expression. The MOST appropriate intervention target is:

Accepted Answer

Reading fluency and prosody

Answer

Word-by-word reading without expression indicates a fluency deficit; prosody instruction helps bridge accurate decoding and fluent, meaningful reading.

Question 5

Which morpheme type changes the grammatical function of a word, such as turning a verb into a noun?

Accepted Answer

Derivational morpheme

Answer

Derivational morphemes change word class or meaning, such as adding '-tion' to 'act' to create the noun 'action.'

CALT - Certified Academic Language Therapist Practice Test

CALT - Certified Academic Language Therapist Practice Test

CALT Academic Language Therapy 5