ALTA Competency Exam · MSLE · Therapist Level

The CALT Study Companion

Flashcards, a scored practice exam, the full 8-domain study guide, and a quick-reference cheat sheet — built for the Take Flight → CALT-Candidate pathway. Fully self-contained — works offline. Progress saves on this device per user.

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Spend your time where the points are.

The exam is weighted heavily toward Structural Linguistics (30%). Master the six syllable types, syllable division, spelling rules, and the layers of English first — then Language Development, Dyslexia, and MSLE Strategies (15% each). The last four domains are only 25% combined, but they're easy points.

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Flashcards

A deep deck across every domain. Flip, shuffle, and mark what you know.

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Practice Exam

Choose your focus and length (10/25/50/75/all). Includes 10 official ALTA samples — try those first.

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Skill Drill

Pure repetition practice. Pick a skill — pick a mode — go.

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Study Guide

Every domain, with the matching Birsh & Carreker chapters.

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Cheat Sheet

The high-yield facts to memorize cold, on one screen.

Exam blueprint

The 8 official domains from ALTA's Approved CALT Test Specifications, by weight.

Official exam logistics (ALTA Candidate Handbook, rev. 8/2025): CALT exam = 75 questions, 2 hours, 76% to pass (that's 57 of 75 correct). Pace yourself at roughly 96 seconds per question. Allow ~3 hours total if testing remotely (extra time for Prometric check-in).  ·  Scheduling rule of thumb: ≥85% on the full practice exam → schedule. 76–84% → one more week on weak domains, then schedule. Below 76% → 2+ more weeks; redo Structural Linguistics first (it's 30%).

01Flashcards

Tap the card to flip. Mark Known or Review to track yourself — it saves on this device. Cards span every domain; filter by category below.

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02Practice Exam

Questions spread across the domains in roughly blueprint proportion. Pick a focus or take the whole set — it's shuffled each time.

Tip: 75 questions = real CALT exam length. 25 = good lunch-break drill. Try the ★ Official ALTA Samples set first — those 10 questions are reproduced from the ALTA Candidate Handbook (rev. 8/2025) public sample materials for study use. All other questions are original practice items written for this tool.

03Skill Drill

Pure repetition practice. Pick a skill — questions are generated on the fly from a large word bank, so every session pulls fresh examples. Doesn't affect mastery chips or exam history; this is for fluency-building.

Tip: Practice mode shows explanations after each answer (good for learning). Timed mode auto-advances after a flash of feedback (good for fluency-checking). Endless mode goes until you tap End drill. Best scores save automatically per skill + mode.

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04Study Guide

All eight domains with the matching chapters from Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills, 4th ed. (Birsh & Carreker, 2018). Click a domain to open it.

Note on sources: Content is summarized from the ALTA exam blueprint, IDA fact sheets, and standard MSLE references. It does not reproduce Take Flight scope-and-sequence materials or textbook text. Verify the current IDA definition and any logistics directly with ALTA before test day.

05Cheat Sheet

The memorize-cold list. Great for the final 48 hours.