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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. 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.






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

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3. 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.






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






8. The number of words which a reader can translate meaningfully in a given period of time






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






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






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






12. 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






13. 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.






14. Scores expressed in their original form without statistical treatment - such as the number of correct answers on a test.






15. Anglo-Saxon - Latin - Greek






16. 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.






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






18. 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






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






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






21. 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.






22. 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






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






24. Wide Range Achievement Test






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






26. listening - remembering - and understanding what someone else says.






27. Ability to understand and express spoken language






28. Individuals with a Disabilities Act






29. 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.






30. Vowel - consonant - e syllable






31. Final stable syllable

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32. To adjacent letters representing a single vowel sound






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






34. Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic/Tactile






35. Wechsler Individual Achievement Test






36. 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






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






38. 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.






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development






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






45. 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






46. The percentage is defined to include scores in a specified distribution that fall below the point at which a given score lies.






47. 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






48. 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






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






50. 1877 - first to use the term "word-blindness"