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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. 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






2. Closed syllable






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






4. 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






5. A way of describing - in standard deviation units - a raw score's distance from its distribution means.






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






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






8. 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 -






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






10. Open syllable






11. 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






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






13. 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






14. 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






15. State Board of Eduation






16. 1896 - wrote first article in medical literature on "word blindness" in children






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






18. Was a major change in the pronunciation of the English language that took place in England between 1350 and 1500.[1] This was first studied by Otto Jespersen (1860-1943) - a Danish linguist and Anglicist - who coined the term. Because English spellin






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






20. 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.






21. Four adjacent letters representing one sound (eigh)






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

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23. 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






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






25. 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






26. Use - pictures - charts - maps - graphs - etc...clear view of teacher - color to highlight important text - ask teacher to provide handouts - illustrate ideas as pictures before writing them down - use multi media






27. The curved diacritical mark above a vowel in a sound picture or phonic/dictionary symbol notation that indicates a short sound in a closed syllable in which at least one consonant comes after the vowel in the same syllable.






28. 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.






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






30. 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






31. Vowel - consonant - e syllable






32. Screening test. Elementary age only. Asks test taker to name the letters of the alphabet






33. Multisensory Structured Language Education






34. Whole body learning






35. 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






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






37. 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.






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






39. 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)






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. Vowel team syllable (digraph - dipthong)






46. 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






47. 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






48. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development






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






50. 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.