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ALTA Certification Academic Language Therapy

Subject : certifications
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Vowel team syllable (digraph - dipthong)






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

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






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






5. 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.






6. The curved diacritical mark above a vowel in a sound picture or phonic/dictionary symbol notation that indicates a short sound in a closed syllable in which at least one consonant comes after the vowel in the same syllable.






7. Two vowels standing adjacent in the same syllable whose sounds blend smoothly together in one syllable. There are only four diphthongs in English. These are ou/out - ow/cow - oi/oil - oy - boy






8. 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.






9. English as a second language






10. Three adjacent letters which represent one speech sound (tch)






11. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development






12. Open syllable






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






14. Closed syllable






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






16. Academic Language Therapy Association






17. Proceeds from the part to the whole.Reading is driven by the text. Emphasizes the written or printed text. Flesch - Gough - LaBerge and Samuels.






18. 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.






19. Understanding of the internal linguistic structure of words






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






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






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






23. 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.






24. 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






25. 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






26. 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






27. 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






28. 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






29. 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






30. The teacher musts be adept at individualized teaching based on continual assessment of the student's needs. Content should be mastered to a level of automaticity.






31. 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






32. To adjacent letters representing a single vowel sound






33. Vowel - consonant - e syllable






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. Instruction must include the six basic types of these and the division rules.






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Anglo-Saxon - Latin - Greek






43. 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






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






45. Aspect of language concerned with meaning. Curriculum should include comprehension of written language.






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






47. Any learning activity that includes 2 or more sensory modalities simultaneously to take in or express information.






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






49. Two adjacent letters repressing a single consonant sound






50. Standards of Personal Conduct - Standards of Professional Conduct - Conflict of Interest - Confidentiality