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ALTA Certification Academic Language Therapy

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1. Refers tot he measurement consistency of a test






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






3. 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






4. A type of test score that is calculated based on the age that an average person earns a given score within the tested population.






5. Vowel team syllable (digraph - dipthong)






6. 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.






7. 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






8. Multisensory Structured Language






9. 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






10. 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






11. To adjacent letters representing a single vowel sound






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






13. Whole language - Drop Everythng and read - evaluation through miscues - founds of whole language






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






15. 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.






16. 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.






17. Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic/Tactile






18. 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.






19. 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






20. 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.






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






22. 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.






23. Making sense of what we read. Comprehension is dependent on good word recognition - fluency - vocabulary - worldly knowledge - and language ability.






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






25. 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






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






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






28. 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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29. 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






30. 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






31. Feeling through fingertips






32. r-controlled syllable






33. Shakespeare - Samuel Johnson - first comprehensive dictionary of English - Noah Webster - first dictionary of American English - Oxford Dictionary published in full 1928






34. Gray Oral Reading Test-Fourth Edition Screening test. Provides an efficient and objective measure of growth in oral reading and an aid in the diagnosis of oral reading difficulties Standard Scores - Percentile Ranks - Grade Equivalents - Age Equivale






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






39. A spoken or written unit that must have a vowel sound and that may include consonants that precede or follow that vowel. Syllables are units of sound made by one impulse of voice.






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






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






42. English as a second language






43. Ability to understand and express spoken language






44. 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.






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

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






47. Confirmation and Fluency - Decoding skills - Fluency - additional strategies

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






49. 1887 - ophthalmologist - introduced the term dyslexia






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

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