CALP Exam Question and Answer Latest Updated 2024 tilde - correct answer-waving line placed over a vower before "r" in a combination to indicate unaccented syllable ~
syntax - correct answer-arrangement and sequence of words in sentences, clauses, and phrases; set of principles that dictate sequence and function in order to convey meaning (G.U.M.)
voiced/unvoiced cognates - correct answer-phonemes pronounce din the same place of the mouth but vary in voicing /k/ /g/
phonology - correct answer-sound system of a language; science of speech sounds; the study of peach sound system, rules and patterns of speech; unconscious rules and patterns of spoken language (sad vs sank)
suprasegmental - correct answer-aspects of language (intonations, pitch, juncture, speaking rate) supersize
occipital cortex - correct answer-vision; receives information first
Old English - correct answer-Began when Angles, Saxons, Jutes arrived in England.Language of Vikings; Old Norse and Latin also influenced; Teutonic invasion; Christianizing of Britain; 449 AD-1066; decline of Old English as result of Norman Conquest
phonological awareness - correct answer-an umbrella term used to refer to a student's sensitivity to sound structure in language; understanding of internal linguistic structures of words; awareness of onset-rime and individual phonemes
naming speed - correct answer-a speed naming task; administered to pre-readers
phoneme - correct answer-smallest unit of sound in speech /s/ /a/ /d/; individual sound unit in spoken words
prosody - correct answer-vocal intonation and meter of spoken language; readers sound as if they are speaking; significant to communicate and comprehend emotions and attitudes 1 / 2
Torgersen, Lundberg, and Forman - correct answer-phonological awareness is a critical factor in dyslexia
macron - correct answer-diacritical line over long vowel sound
breve - correct answer-diacritical mark over short vowel sound
cedilla - correct answer-diacritical mark under C indicting soft sound
base word - correct answer-word before affixes added/can stand alone
Grace Fernald - correct answer-Kinesthetic method influenced Orton; he suggested kinesthetic-tactile reinforcement of visual and auditory associations could reverse transposition of letters
- layers of language - correct answer-Anglo-Saxon; Latin; Greek
Anglo-Saxon Layer - correct answer-stresses everyday life; common words; usually 1 syllable
Latin Layer - correct answer-used in more formal settings; often found in lit, science in upper Elem texts etc.; longer than A-S
Greek Layer - correct answer-scientific; roots often combine forms and compounds
bound morpheme - correct answer-must be attached to other morphemes (-ed, pre-)
chameleon prefix - correct answer-prefix whose final consonant depends on the initial letter of a root (in- changes to -ir) Clue: when you see double consonants at beginning of word
cloze procedure - correct answer-"fill in the blank" reading
curriculum-referenced test - correct answer-Items taken from curriculum - not tested on material not taught. Good match between assessment and instruction. Can be informal or formal.
diagnostic evaluation - correct answer-Used to identify the nature and source of an individual's educational, psychological, or medical difficulties/disabilities in order to facilitate remediation
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