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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. A spoken or written unit that must have a vowel sound and that may include consonants that precede or follow that vowel. Syllables are units of sound made by one impulse of voice.






3. 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






4. Paired association between letters and letter sounds; an approach to teaching of reading and spelling that emphasizes sound-symbol relationships - especially in early instruction.






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






6. Federal Law. Nondiscrimination on the basis of handicap in programs receiving federal $$ - Civil Rights Law - to protect people with disabilities by allowing full participation in the workplace.






7. Are standardized and measure your progress and achievements as a student.






8. 1896 - wrote first article in medical literature on "word blindness" in children






9. Refers tot he measurement consistency of a test






10. 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






11. 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






12. Phonemic Awareness - Phonics - Vocabulary Development - Reading Fluency - including oral reading skills - Reading Comprehension Strategies






13. 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.






14. Pre-reading - Oral Language Development

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






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






17. Wechsler Individual Achievement Test






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






19. 1877 - first to use the term "word-blindness"






20. 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






21. A morpheme attached to the end of a word that creates a word with a different form or use. Suffixes include inflected forms indicating tense - number - person and comparatives.






22. 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






23. International Multisensory Structured Education Council






24. Taught visual to auditory - Taught auditory to visual - Students should also master blending of sounds into words and as well segmenting whole words into individual sounds.






25. 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.






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

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27. The number of words a student can read correctly in a given period of time.






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






29. To adjacent letters representing a single vowel sound






30. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder






31. A group of several test standardized on the same sample population so that results on the several tests are comparable. Example : School achievement tests






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






33. Proceeds from the part to the whole.Reading is driven by the text. Emphasizes the written or printed text. Flesch - Gough - LaBerge and Samuels.






34. 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






35. Tests used to identify the nature and source of an individual's educational - psychological - or medical difficulties or disabilities in order to facilitate correction or remediation.






36. Wide Range Achievement Test






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






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






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






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

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






42. 1887 - ophthalmologist - introduced the term dyslexia






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






44. 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






45. 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






46. 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.






47. 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.






48. Multisensory Structured Language Education






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






50. Whole language. Founder of Whole language concept







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