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ALTA Certification Academic Language Therapy

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1. 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






2. 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






3. Closed syllable - open syllable - vowel- consonant-e - r controlled syllable - vowel team - final stable syllable






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






5. Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic/Tactile






6. 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






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






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






9. Closed syllable






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






11. A type of derived score such that the distribution of these scores for a specified population has convenient known values for the mean and standard deviation.






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






13. A term coined by Stanovich to describe a phenomenon observed in findings of cumulative advantage for children who read well and have good vocabulary and cumulative disadvantage for those who have inadequate vocabularies and read less and thus have lo






14. Wide Range Achievement Test






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. 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.






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






20. State Law - Requires administration of reading instruments to diagnose reading problems. Each district does - has to notify parents and provide instruction






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






22. The knowledge of the various sounds in the English language and their correspondence to the letter or letters that represent those sounds.






23. Anglo-Saxon - Latin - Greek






24. 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






25. 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 -






26. 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.






27. Open syllable






28. Present the whole and teaches how this can be broken down into component parts.






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






30. A diacritical marking. A wavy line placed over any vowel before r in a combination to indicate the unaccented pronunciation eg letter. The tildes used both in coding words and in a sound picture. When the pronunciation of any unaccented vowel-r combi






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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Whole body learning






39. Multiple Viewpoints - Analyze text critically - understand multiple point of view

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






41. Final stable syllable

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






43. Wechsler Individual Achievement Test






44. 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)






45. 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






46. 1896 - wrote first article in medical literature on "word blindness" in children






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

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






49. 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.






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