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ALTA Certification Academic Language Therapy

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1. 1904 - reported 2 cases of "congenital word blindness" - called for schools to establish procedures for screening as well as appropriate teaching of those that were identified with congenital word-blindness






2. Scientific terminology and often appear in science texts - Greek roots are often combining forms and compound to form words.






3. 1877 - first to use the term "word-blindness"






4. The process of systematically gathering test scores and related data in order to make judgement about an individuals ability to perform various mental activities involved in the processing - acquisition - retention - conceptualization - and organizat






5. State Board of Eduation






6. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder






7. 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






8. An ability test is designed to measure either your general intelligence or your mental aptitude in a particular area. For example






9. A student with mastery can utilize the information successfully - but may struggle or need to call upon learning strategies to do so.






10. 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






11. A syllable ending with one or more consonants. The vowel is usually short.






12. 1887 - ophthalmologist - introduced the term dyslexia






13. International Multisensory Structured Education Council






14. 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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15. 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






16. 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






17. A word made from a base word by the addition of one or more affixes






18. Present the whole and teaches how this can be broken down into component parts.






19. Confirmation and Fluency - Decoding skills - Fluency - additional strategies

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20. Present the parts of the language and then teaches how the parts work together to make a whole. Part of a MSLE Program






21. Teutonic invasion and settlement - The Christianizing of Britain - The creation of a national English culture - Danish-English warfare - Political adjustment and cultural assimilation and the decline of Old English as a result of The Norman Conquest.






22. 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






23. Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing. Screening test. test phonological awareness - phonological memory - rapid naming...norms given in Percentiles - Standard Scores - Age and Grade Equivalents






24. Children may be physical and socially immature - may be awkward in social situations - may have difficulty reading social cues - may have trouble finding the right words - stammering. - may feel anxious in school






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

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26. Stress or emphasis on one syllable in a word or on one or more words in a phrase or sentence. The accented part is spoken louder - longer - and/or in a higher tone. The speaker's mouth opens wider while saying an accented syllable.






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






28. To adjacent letters representing a single vowel sound






29. Individual Educational Plan






30. Is one that provides for translating test scores into a statement about the behavior to be expected of a person with that score or their relationship to a specified subject matter. Most tests and quizzes written by school teachers are criterion-refer






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






32. Construction and Reconstruction - Construct understanding based on analysis and synthesis.

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33. Is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the






34. Reading can be learned as naturally as speaking - reading is focused on constructing meaning from texts using children's books rather than basal or controlled readers - reading is best learned in the context of the group - phonics is taught indirectl






35. 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






36. A type of derived score such that the distribution of these scores for a specified population has convenient known values for the mean and standard deviation.






37. Inferential learning of a concept cannot be take for granted! Never assume!






38. The knowledge of the various sounds in the English language and their correspondence to the letter or letters that represent those sounds.






39. Instruction must include the six basic types of these and the division rules.






40. Individuals with a Disabilities Act






41. Ability to understand and express spoken language






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






43. Take frequent study breaks - move around to learn new things - work at a standing position - chew gum while standing - listen to music while studying - skim material first then read in detail






44. An affix attached to the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of that word.






45. Edward III - English again becomes the official language of the state -Chaucer - Canterbury Tales - English borrows from Latin and Greek languages - Anglo-French compounds appear (gentlewomen - gentlemen - faithful - etc) - Latin layer of language -






46. 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






47. The percentage is defined to include scores in a specified distribution that fall below the point at which a given score lies.






48. 1896 - wrote first article in medical literature on "word blindness" in children






49. 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.






50. A graphic compilation of the performance of an individual on a series of assessments.