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ALTA Certification Academic Language Therapy

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






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






3. Multisensory Structured Language Education






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






5. 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






6. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder






7. 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.






8. The ancient Britons (Celts) conquered by Caesar in 54 c.e. - Celtic and Latin languages co-exist - Teutonic tribes (Jutes - Angles and Saxons invade) - Anglo-Saxon layer of language






9. A syllable ending with one or more consonants. The vowel is usually short.






10. 1887 - ophthalmologist - introduced the term dyslexia






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






12. 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






13. 1925 - Coined the term "strephosymbolia" which means twisted symbols; Pathologist - neurologist and psychitrist in the US - studied with Dr. Alzheimer in Germany - work influenced by James Hinshelwood






14. 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






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






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






17. 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






18. 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






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






20. Individual Educational Plan






21. Understanding of the internal linguistic structure of words






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






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






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. 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.






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






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






28. 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.






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

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30. 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.






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






32. 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






33. Feeling through fingertips






34. Pre-reading - Oral Language Development

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






36. 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






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

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38. Academic Language Therapy Association






39. 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.






40. State Board of Education Rule - District Board of Trustees must make sure dyslexia procedures are given to the district. - District must use SBOE approved strategies for screening and treating dyslexia






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






42. Closed syllable






43. Wechsler Individual Achievement Test






44. Tests used to identify the nature and source of an individual's educational - psychological - or medical difficulties or disabilities in order to facilitate correction or remediation.






45. Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic/Tactile






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






47. Reading can be learned as naturally as speaking - reading is focused on constructing meaning from texts using children's books rather than basal or controlled readers - reading is best learned in the context of the group - phonics is taught indirectl






48. r-controlled syllable






49. Teaching that uses all learning pathways in the brain (VAK-T) simultaneously in order to enhance memory and learning.






50. 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