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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. Was a pivotal event in English history. It largely removed the native ruling class - replacing it with a foreign - French-speaking monarchy - aristocracy - and clerical hierarchy. This - in turn - brought about a transformation of the English languag






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






5. Understanding of the internal linguistic structure of words






6. International Multisensory Structured Education Council






7. 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






8. 1877 - first to use the term "word-blindness"






9. Developmental Auditory Impercepion - Dysphasia - Specific Developmental Dyslexia - Developmental Dysgraphia - Developmental Spelling Disability






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






11. Wide Range Achievement Test






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






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


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






15. Final stable syllable


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






17. An objective test that is given and scored in a uniform manner. Scores are often norm-referenced. For example SAT






18. A score to which raw scores are converted by numerical transformation ( conversion of raw scores to percentile ranks or standard scores)






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






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






21. 1887 - ophthalmologist - introduced the term dyslexia






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






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






24. Individual Educational Plan






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






26. 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






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






28. A word made from a base word by the addition of one or more affixes






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






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






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






32. Reading for Learning "the New" - Expand vocabularies - build background and world knowledge - develop strategic habits


33. 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.






34. MSLE instruction requires that organization on material follow the logical order of the language. Sequence must begin with the easiest and progress to more difficult material. Each step must be based on prior knowledge.






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






36. To adjacent letters representing a single vowel sound






37. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder






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


39. 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






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






42. 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.






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






44. Multisensory Structured Language Education






45. Ability to understand and express spoken language






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. Refers tot he measurement consistency of a test






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






49. Closed syllable






50. 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