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ALTA Certification Academic Language Therapy

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






2. Understanding of the internal linguistic structure of words






3. 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






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






5. r-controlled syllable






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






7. Closed syllable






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. 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






10. 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






11. English as a second language






12. 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.






13. Nationally known for research on both the prevention and remediation of reading difficulties in young children as well as work on assessment of phonological awareness and reading






14. Feeling through fingertips






15. The ability to translate print to speech with rapidity and automaticity that allows the reader to focus on meaning.






16. Scientific terminology and often appear in science texts - Greek roots are often combining forms and compound to form words.






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

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18. 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.






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

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20. 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






21. 1887 - ophthalmologist - introduced the term dyslexia






22. Four adjacent letters representing one sound (eigh)






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






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. Academic Language Therapy Association






26. An affix attached to the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of that word.






27. 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.






28. 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






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






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






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






32. An ability test is designed to measure either your general intelligence or your mental aptitude in a particular area. For example






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






34. Scores expressed in their original form without statistical treatment - such as the number of correct answers on a test.






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






36. Vowel - consonant - e syllable






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






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






39. 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






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






41. Supported only by "qualitative research" instead of quantitative research - Teaches "whole words" in word families - Students are not explicitly taught that there is a relationship between letters and sounds for most sounds






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






43. 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






44. 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.






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






46. Wide Range Achievement Test






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






48. 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






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






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