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ALTA Certification Academic Language Therapy

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Refers tot he measurement consistency of a test






2. Changes in curriculum - supplementary aides or equipment - and provision of specialized facilities that allow students to participate in educational environment to fullest extent possible.






3. Understanding of the internal linguistic structure of words






4. The term is also used for the language now called Old English - spoken and written by the ________ and their descendants in much of what is now England and some of southeastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century.






5. Screening test. Elementary age only. Asks test taker to name the letters of the alphabet






6. Use - pictures - charts - maps - graphs - etc...clear view of teacher - color to highlight important text - ask teacher to provide handouts - illustrate ideas as pictures before writing them down - use multi media






7. The writing system of a language. Correct or standardized spelling according to established usage.






8. 1877 - first to use the term "word-blindness"






9. Reading for Learning "the New" - Expand vocabularies - build background and world knowledge - develop strategic habits

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10. State Board of Education Rule - District Board of Trustees must make sure dyslexia procedures are given to the district. - District must use SBOE approved strategies for screening and treating dyslexia






11. English as a second language






12. MSLE instruction requires that organization on material follow the logical order of the language. Sequence must begin with the easiest and progress to more difficult material. Each step must be based on prior knowledge.






13. The ancient Britons (Celts) conquered by Caesar in 54 c.e. - Celtic and Latin languages co-exist - Teutonic tribes (Jutes - Angles and Saxons invade) - Anglo-Saxon layer of language






14. A word that is immediately recognized as a whole and does not require decoding to identify. A sight word may or may not be phonetically regular.






15. Involve at least two people. It includes the ability to maintain eye contact - understand body language of others - take turns in a conversation - stick to the subject - and use oral language appropriate for the situation.






16. The percentile score on - for example - a test is the score that represents the percent of other scores to or lower than is. If a student performs in the 85% of his or her class - it means the 85% of the other scores of students who also took the tes






17. Expects child to learn reading as "naturally" as speech - Uses child's oral language as content for reading - Uses child's oral language as basis for spelling instruction - Children learn to "read" by reading and re-reading "big books" together with

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18. A significant unit of visual shape. We use the visual shape as to cover not only writing - but also any other shape perceived by the eye which is a visible representation of a unit of speech. A single graphic letter or letter cluster which represents






19. His research in the field of reading was fundamental to the emergence of today's scientific consensus about what reading is - how it works and what it does for the mind.






20. A syllable ending with a long vowel sound. (labor - freedom)






21. Study of sounds and how the work within their environment






22. A quick probe that is done frequently in order to make instructional changes in a timely fashion.






23. A step taken by school personnel to determine which students are at risk for not meeting grade level standards.






24. Participate in classroom discussions - make speeches/presentations - use tape records during lectures - read text out loud - create musical jingles - create mnemonics to aid memorization - discuss ideas verbally






25. An objective test that is given and scored in a uniform manner. Scores are often norm-referenced. For example SAT






26. Vowel - consonant - e syllable






27. Standards of Personal Conduct - Standards of Professional Conduct - Conflict of Interest - Confidentiality






28. The curved diacritical mark above a vowel in a sound picture or phonic/dictionary symbol notation that indicates a short sound in a closed syllable in which at least one consonant comes after the vowel in the same syllable.






29. The ability to translate print to speech with rapidity and automaticity that allows the reader to focus on meaning.






30. Whole body learning






31. Nationally known for research on both the prevention and remediation of reading difficulties in young children as well as work on assessment of phonological awareness and reading






32. A score that combines several scores according to a specified formula.






33. The curved line placed beneath c to indicate its "soft" or (s) pronunciation - as opposed to its hard or (k) pronunciation. Students use the coding on c before the letters e - i - or y (the softeners) - to remind themselves to pronounced the (s) soun






34. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development






35. Students proceed trough predictable stages of learning to reading.

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36. Is a type of test - assessment - or evaluation which yields an estimate of the position of the tested individual in a predefined population - with respect to the trait being measured. This estimate is derived from the analysis of test scores and poss






37. A test in which the results can be used to determine a student's progress toward mastery of a content area. performance is compared to an expected level of mastery in a content area rather that to other student's scores. Such tests usually include qu






38. Words used in more formal settings - Often found in literature - science - social studies in upper elem. texts. Longer than words of Anglo-Saxon Origin.






39. Developmental Auditory Impercepion - Dysphasia - Specific Developmental Dyslexia - Developmental Dysgraphia - Developmental Spelling Disability






40. A test in which a student's performance is compared to that of a norm group. Often used to measure and compare students - schools - districts and states.






41. A type of test score that is calculated based on the age that an average person earns a given score within the tested population.






42. Final stable syllable

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43. Most soundly supported by research for effective instruction in beginning reading - Must be explicitly taught - Must be systematically organized and sequenced - Must include learning how to blend sounds together






44. Any learning activity that includes 2 or more sensory modalities simultaneously to take in or express information.






45. Aspect of language concerned with meaning. Curriculum should include comprehension of written language.






46. Whole language. Founder of Whole language concept






47. State Law. Requires testing - Requires that students enrolled in public schools be tested for dyslexia. - Requires treatment (teaching)






48. Supported only by "qualitative research" instead of quantitative research - Teaches "whole words" in word families - Students are not explicitly taught that there is a relationship between letters and sounds for most sounds






49. Comprehensive end-of-year exams - reflecting the specific subject matter outlines in the curriculum.






50. Anglo-Saxon - Latin - Greek