CALP Test

Which statement is true about spelling?

• a. Only 13% of English orthography is reliable.

• b. Spelling is a complex linguistic skill.

• c. If an individual can read a word, an individual can spell it.

• d. English spelling is chaotic and hopeless.

2. How many voiced phonemes are in the word sphinx?

• a. Three

• b. Four

• c. Five

• d. Six* [/s/, /f/, /i/, /ng/, /k/, /s/]

3. A first-grade student spells flit as fit. The teacher has the student do what?

• a. Write the correct spelling of the word five times

• b. Say the word and move a tile for each phoneme

• c. Look in a mirror and pronounce the word

• d. Determine if /f/ is voiced

Regular words follow the most frequent and reliable patterns. Which set of words are all regular for

spelling?

• a. Free, canteen, meter (In the final syllable, /ē/ is spelled e-consonant-e.)

• b. Play, apron, train (The /ā/ sound in medial position of a one-syllable word is a-consonant-e.)

• d. Time, try, comply

• c. Show, boat, open (The /ō/ sound in medial position of a one-syllable word is o-consonant-e.)

Which word’s spelling is the result of euphony?

• a. Muscular

• b. Illegible

• c. Knowledge

• d. Chlorophyll

Spelling that may seem “willy-nilly” but is not random and unpatterned is part of which stage of

spelling development?

• a. Transitional

• b. Prephonetic

• c. Phonetic

• d. Semiphonetic

How do periodic tune-ups in manuscript and/or cursive, in which students practice writing the

alphabet from memory, benefit students?

• a. Without periodic practice, handwriting becomes less legible and/or more effortful.

• b. Practice allows students to recognize letters in the writing of others.

• c. They assist in integrated reading and writing.

What are reasons teaching handwriting has value? (Select all that apply.)

• b. Other people can more easily read what a student has written.

• c. It helps in letter recognition that relates to reading.

• d. Teachers judge performance more positively.

• d All are correct

What are the lessons to be learned from research? (Select all that apply.)

• a. Handwriting enhances letter recognition and leads to improved word reading.

• b. Cursive writing links letters into word spelling units.

• d. Handwriting as a tool in written language enhances learning.

• d All applies

Which of the following are not part of a multi-modal approach to handwriting?

• a. Visual input from seeing the letter form

• b. Oral motor output from naming letters and producing their corresponding sounds

  c. Naming the letters

• d. Auditory input from hearing letter names and sounds