CALT CALT Vocabulary Development and Word Knowledge

Question 1

Which approach to vocabulary instruction is most aligned with the multisensory structured language framework used by CALTs?

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Explicit teaching of word parts including prefixes, roots, and suffixes

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Incidental exposure through reading

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Contextual guessing from surrounding text

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Memorization of word lists

Question 2

A CALT is teaching a student the Latin root 'scrib/script.' Which word group best demonstrates application of this root?

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Transcript, describe, scripture, scribble

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Describe, prescribe, inscribe, manuscript

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Subscribe, scribble, describe, ascribe

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Prescription, describe, scribble, subscript

Question 3

Tier 2 vocabulary words, as defined by Beck, McKeown, and Kucan, are best described as:

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High-frequency words used across many content areas by mature language users

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Basic words known by most young children

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Technical words specific to a single academic discipline

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Sight words that must be memorized

Question 4

Which vocabulary instructional technique involves students creating a visual representation, a definition in their own words, and example sentences for a new word?

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Frayer Model

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Semantic mapping

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Word sorting

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Keyword mnemonic

Question 5

When a CALT teaches a student that the prefix 'un-' means 'not,' this directly supports which aspect of vocabulary acquisition?

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Morphological awareness

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Phonological awareness

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Syntactic awareness

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Pragmatic awareness

Question 6

Semantic feature analysis is most useful for helping students with dyslexia understand:

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Relationships and distinctions between related vocabulary words

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Phoneme-grapheme correspondences

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Syllable types and division patterns

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Spelling rules for adding suffixes