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ALTA Certification Academic Language Therapy

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1. 1877 - first to use the term "word-blindness"






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






3. Ability to think reason and solve problems. Skills are usually measured by an individual test of intelligence/IQ test. Requires being able to generalize from past experience and use that knowledge to respond to new situations.






4. Final stable syllable

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5. Participate in classroom discussions - make speeches/presentations - use tape records during lectures - read text out loud - create musical jingles - create mnemonics to aid memorization - discuss ideas verbally






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. The term is also used for the language now called Old English - spoken and written by the ________ and their descendants in much of what is now England and some of southeastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century.






13. Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic/Tactile






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






15. 1896 - wrote first article in medical literature on "word blindness" in children






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






17. 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 -






18. 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






19. Phonemic Awareness - Phonics - Vocabulary Development - Reading Fluency - including oral reading skills - Reading Comprehension Strategies






20. 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.






21. The flat diacritical mark above a vowel in a send picture or phonic/dictionary notation that indicates a long sound.






22. 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






23. 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






24. 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






25. 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.






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






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






28. 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






29. Study of how morphemes are combined into words - must include study of base words - roots - and affixes






30. Was a major change in the pronunciation of the English language that took place in England between 1350 and 1500.[1] This was first studied by Otto Jespersen (1860-1943) - a Danish linguist and Anglicist - who coined the term. Because English spellin






31. 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






32. Wide Range Achievement Test






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






34. 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






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






36. 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.






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






38. 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.






39. State Board of Eduation






40. 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






41. Words used in more formal settings - Often found in literature - science - social studies in upper elem. texts. Longer than words of Anglo-Saxon Origin.






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






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






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






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






46. r-controlled syllable






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






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






49. Wechsler Individual Achievement Test






50. Effective for special needs - Uses all possible senses - tracing - saying - listening - looking - Typically called VAKT - Visual - Auditory - Kinesthetic - Tactile - Can be used with either Phonics or Whole Language