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ALTA Certification Academic Language Therapy

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






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






3. 1896 - wrote first article in medical literature on "word blindness" in children






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






5. 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






6. 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






7. 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)






8. His research in the field of reading was fundamental to the emergence of today's scientific consensus about what reading is - how it works and what it does for the mind.






9. Vowel team syllable (digraph - dipthong)






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






11. Final stable syllable

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12. Statistical measure of the degree of dispersion in distribution of scores. Measures spread of a set of data around mean of the data. The more widely the values are spread out - the larger the standard deviation.






13. 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






14. Whole language. Founder of Whole language concept






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






16. 1887 - ophthalmologist - introduced the term dyslexia






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






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






19. The term is also used for the language now called Old English - spoken and written by the ________ and their descendants in much of what is now England and some of southeastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century.






20. 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






21. 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






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






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

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






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






26. 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.






27. 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






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






29. Supported only by "qualitative research" instead of quantitative research - Teaches "whole words" in word families - Students are not explicitly taught that there is a relationship between letters and sounds for most sounds






30. 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






31. Explicitly teaches strategies and techniques for studying texts and acquiring meaning






32. Is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the






33. International Multisensory Structured Education Council






34. Feeling through fingertips






35. 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.






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






37. 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.






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






39. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development






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






41. 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.






42. 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.






43. 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.






44. 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






45. Instruction must include the six basic types of these and the division rules.






46. Multisensory Structured Language






47. 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.






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






49. Closed syllable






50. 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