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ALTA Certification Academic Language Therapy

Subject : certifications
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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






2. 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






3. Shakespeare - Samuel Johnson - first comprehensive dictionary of English - Noah Webster - first dictionary of American English - Oxford Dictionary published in full 1928






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






5. Making sense of what we read. Comprehension is dependent on good word recognition - fluency - vocabulary - worldly knowledge - and language ability.






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






7. A way of describing - in standard deviation units - a raw score's distance from its distribution means.






8. 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






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






10. Three adjacent letters which represent one speech sound (tch)






11. 1887 - ophthalmologist - introduced the term dyslexia






12. State Board of Eduation






13. Refers tot he measurement consistency of a test






14. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder






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






16. One of a class of speech sounds in which sound moving through the vocal tract is constricted or obstructed by the lips - tongue or teeth during articulation.






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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. The teacher musts be adept at individualized teaching based on continual assessment of the student's needs. Content should be mastered to a level of automaticity.






26. r-controlled syllable






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






28. Study of how morphemes are combined into words - must include study of base words - roots - and affixes






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






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

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31. Pre-reading - Oral Language Development

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32. A pattern of letters (found in a single syllable) which occurs frequently together. The pronunciation of at least one of the component parts is unexpected or the letters stand in an unexpected sequence ( ar - er - ir - or - us - qu - wh)






33. Final stable syllable

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

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35. 1925 - Coined the term "strephosymbolia" which means twisted symbols; Pathologist - neurologist and psychitrist in the US - studied with Dr. Alzheimer in Germany - work influenced by James Hinshelwood






36. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development






37. Whole language. Founder of Whole language concept






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






43. To adjacent letters representing a single vowel sound






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

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45. Provide different ways for kids to take in information or communicate their knowledge back to you. The changes do not alter or lower the standards or expectations of a subject or a test.






46. 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.






47. 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






48. Words that are able to be broken apart by the position of the vowels and consonants in order to pronounce.






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






50. A standardized test designed to efficiently measure the amount of knowledge and/or skill a person has acquired - usually as a result of classroom instruction. Such testing produces a statistical profile used as a measurement to evaluate student learn