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ALTA Certification Academic Language Therapy

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






2. Proceeds from the whole to the part - suggests that processing of a text begins in the mind of the readers. Meaning is brought to print not derived from print.






3. Feeling through fingertips






4. 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






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






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






7. 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.






8. Multisensory Structured Language






9. 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






10. 1877 - first to use the term "word-blindness"






11. 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






12. Academic Language Therapy Association






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






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






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






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






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






18. To adjacent letters representing a single vowel sound






19. 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






20. 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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21. 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






22. 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






23. Refers tot he measurement consistency of a test






24. 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






25. 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






26. A single functioning or signaling unit of our word patterns. The separate sound units of spoken words.






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

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






29. The ability to segment words into their component phonemes. Is an important aspect of phonological awareness






30. Teaching that uses all learning pathways in the brain (VAK-T) simultaneously in order to enhance memory and learning.






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

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






33. 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.






34. Multiple Viewpoints - Analyze text critically - understand multiple point of view

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35. 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






36. 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.






37. Understanding of the internal linguistic structure of words






38. Whole language. Founder of Whole language concept






39. Test of Word Reading Efficiency. Screening test. measures an individual's ability to pronounce printed words accurately and fluently. Generates percentiles - standard scores - age equivalents - and grade equivalents.Decoding - Sight words






40. 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.






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






42. 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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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






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






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