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ALTA Certification Academic Language Therapy

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1. 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






2. 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






3. 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






4. Was a major change in the pronunciation of the English language that took place in England between 1350 and 1500.[1] This was first studied by Otto Jespersen (1860-1943) - a Danish linguist and Anglicist - who coined the term. Because English spellin






5. Set of principles that dictate the sequence and function of words in a sentence in order to convey meaning - must include grammar - sentence types - and mechanics of language






6. A word to which affixes are added. A base word can stand alone.






7. 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






8. Whole language. Founder of Whole language concept






9. Vowel - consonant - e syllable






10. Given normal hearing - the ability to understand spoken language in a meaningful way.






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






12. 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.






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






14. Initial Reading - Letters represent sounds - sound-spelling relationships


15. 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






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






17. State Law - Requires administration of reading instruments to diagnose reading problems. Each district does - has to notify parents and provide instruction






18. Two adjacent letters repressing a single consonant sound






19. Ability to think reason and solve problems. Skills are usually measured by an individual test of intelligence/IQ test. Requires being able to generalize from past experience and use that knowledge to respond to new situations.






20. Open syllable






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






22. 1896 - wrote first article in medical literature on "word blindness" in children






23. A score that describes student performance in terms of the statistical performance of an average student at a given grade level. Ranges from K.0 to 12.9 Are not a dependable representation of progress






24. Individual Educational Plan






25. The flat diacritical mark above a vowel in a send picture or phonic/dictionary notation that indicates a long sound.






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






27. Pre-reading - Oral Language Development


28. A letter or a group of letters attached to the beginning or ending of a base word or root that creates a derivative with a meaning or grammatical form that is different that the base word or root.






29. 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






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






31. Attempt - Failure - Frustration - Avoidance - Lack of Practice - No improvement - Loss of esteem - loss of motivation = THIS






32. Academic Language Therapy Association






33. 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






34. Behaving without thinking about possible consequences. May act or speak without first thinking about how their behavior might make other people react of feel






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






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






37. Anglo-Saxon - Latin - Greek






38. 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






39. Normalized standard scores with a range of 1 to 9. They are status score within a particulur norm group.






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






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






42. Two vowels standing adjacent in the same syllable whose sounds blend smoothly together in one syllable. There are only four diphthongs in English. These are ou/out - ow/cow - oi/oil - oy - boy






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






44. listening - remembering - and understanding what someone else says.






45. Gray Oral Reading Test-Fourth Edition Screening test. Provides an efficient and objective measure of growth in oral reading and an aid in the diagnosis of oral reading difficulties Standard Scores - Percentile Ranks - Grade Equivalents - Age Equivale






46. Effective for special needs - Uses all possible senses - tracing - saying - listening - looking - Typically called VAKT - Visual - Auditory - Kinesthetic - Tactile - Can be used with either Phonics or Whole Language






47. A class of open speech sounds produced by the easy passage of air through a relatively open vocal tract. A - E - I - O - U






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






49. Multisensory Structured Language Education






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