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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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1. Vowel - consonant - e syllable






2. Open syllable






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






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. 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






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






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






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






11. Pre-reading - Oral Language Development

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12. 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






13. Most soundly supported by research for effective instruction in beginning reading - Must be explicitly taught - Must be systematically organized and sequenced - Must include learning how to blend sounds together






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






15. 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.






16. 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






17. 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.






18. 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






19. 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






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






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






22. 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






23. 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






24. 1887 - ophthalmologist - introduced the term dyslexia






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






26. Given normal hearing - the ability to understand spoken language in a meaningful way.






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






33. A student with mastery can utilize the information successfully - but may struggle or need to call upon learning strategies to do so.






34. State Board of Eduation






35. Inferential learning of a concept cannot be take for granted! Never assume!






36. Wechsler Individual Achievement Test






37. To adjacent letters representing a single vowel sound






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

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39. Whole language. Founder of Whole language concept






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






41. The ability to organize thoughts and express them verbally to convey meaning to others






42. Wide Range Achievement Test






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. Understanding of the internal linguistic structure of words






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






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






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






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






50. 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