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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. Given normal vision - the ability to recognize and interpret information taken in with the eye.






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






3. 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






4. Closed syllable - open syllable - vowel- consonant-e - r controlled syllable - vowel team - final stable syllable






5. A districts dyslexia program is considered part of the basic - required curriculum. Therefore - state compensatory education funds can only be used to provide programs - projects - activities - and materials that supplement that district's regular dy






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






7. 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 -






8. Individuals with a Disabilities Act






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






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






11. A base word or meaningful unit in there terminology of structural linguistics.






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






13. Alphabetic principle" and its relationship to phonemic awareness and phonological awareness in reading






14. The ability to organize thoughts and express them verbally to convey meaning to others






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






16. Whole language. Founder of Whole language concept






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






18. 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






19. 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.






20. 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.






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

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22. 1887 - ophthalmologist - introduced the term dyslexia






23. 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






24. Multisensory Structured Language Education






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






26. 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






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






28. Refers tot he measurement consistency of a test






29. 1877 - first to use the term "word-blindness"






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






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






32. 1896 - wrote first article in medical literature on "word blindness" in children






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






34. 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






35. Selective focus on what is important while screening out distractions.






36. English as a second language






37. Was a pivotal event in English history. It largely removed the native ruling class - replacing it with a foreign - French-speaking monarchy - aristocracy - and clerical hierarchy. This - in turn - brought about a transformation of the English languag






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. Whole body learning






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






45. 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.






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






47. Wechsler Individual Achievement Test






48. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder






49. 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.






50. 1930 - Psychologist and teacher in New York; along with Samuel T. Orton at Columbia University - developed a non-traditional approach to teaching written language skills. Trained one teacher at a time. began working with Sally Childs and trained 50 t