ALTA Alliance Exam Review Questions)
with complete solutions | Latest 2023/2024
decoding - ANSWER>>recognition of the visual symbol, symbol/sound correspondence,
and blending sounds into a word are all part of-
Pre-Reading Stage - ANSWER>>language appreciation, awareness of printed words,
mastery of alphabet and simple words
Greek elements - ANSWER>>eu, chloro
Current Research on the brain and developmental dyslexia - ANSWER>>A "glitch" may
have taken place during fetal development
Dyslexia and Social Development - ANSWER>>May see: a lack of good judgement, the
inability to stick with a game, erratic emotional behavior
Grade equivalent scores - ANSWER>>Not a dependable representation of progress
Woodcock Johnson Psycho-Education Battery - ANSWER>>an academic achievement
test and norm referenced test
synthetic instruction - ANSWER>>Teaching phonics by taking sounds and blending
them together into words.
analytic instruction - ANSWER>>Teaching phonics by taking words and breaking them
into parts. Whole to part approach.
linguistics based beginning reading - ANSWER>>learning to recognize word families
% of students with specific learning disabilities receiving special education services that
have a deficit in reading - ANSWER>>70-80%
According to the National Reading Panel (2000) this represents the strongest indication
of a reading disability - ANSWER>>a deficit in phonology
Section 504 and IDEA - ANSWER>>A person who has, has a history of having, or is
regarded as having an impairment that significantly limits one or more of life's major
functions receives benefits under
Appropriate education under Section 504 may include - ANSWER>>regular classroom,
regular classroom with supplementary services, or special education and related
services
,ALTA Code of Ethics and IMSLEC - ANSWER>>provide reasonable expectations of
student outcomes to parents and students
Recommendations for private students - ANSWER>>give parents documentation of the
services received from you and discuss gradual transition into the classroom
Professional Communication - ANSWER>>Personal pronouns are unprofessional
ADHD - ANSWER>>Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ALTA - ANSWER>>Academic Language Therapy Association
ESL - ANSWER>>English as a Second Language
IDEA - ANSWER>>Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP - ANSWER>>Individualized Education Plan
IMSLEC - ANSWER>>International Multi-sensory Structured Education Council
MSL - ANSWER>>Multisensory Structured Language
MSLE - ANSWER>>Multisensory Structured Language Education
NICHD - ANSWER>>National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
VAKT - ANSWER>>Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic/Tactile
WRAT - ANSWER>>Wide Range Achievement Test
swing up, stop - ANSWER>>i,t,p,u,w,j,r,s
push up and over - ANSWER>>m,n,v,x,y,z
curve under, over, stop - ANSWER>>a, ca, d,g,o,q
curve way up, loop left - ANSWER>>b,f,h,k,l,e
grapheme - ANSWER>>single letters or groups of letter groups that represent specific
phonemes or speech sounds
Closed syllable - ANSWER>>napkin, button
Open syllable - ANSWER>>lilac, tulip
, Vowel- consonant e - ANSWER>>shake, shine
Vowel pair - ANSWER>>bread, nail
Vowel-r - ANSWER>>doctor, dollar
Final Stable - ANSWER>>cable, sandle
Inflectional suffix - ANSWER>>added to a base word or root and create a new word that
is the same part of speech.
-s, -er (more than), -ing
Derivational suffix - ANSWER>>added to a base word or root and create a new word
that is different from the base word in terms of parts of speech or function
-less, -ful, -ness, -er (one who), ment
Doubling rule - ANSWER>>one vowel, one consonant, one accent, and a vowel suffix is
being added
Silent e reasons - ANSWER>>to make a vowel long, to make a c or g soft, part of
consonant le, added when the word ends in a final v
norm-referenced test - ANSWER>>assessment that measures performance in relation
to a norm cohort or group
criterion referenced test - ANSWER>>assessment that measures knowledge attained
and knowledge yet to be acquired in a domain
curriculum-referenced test - ANSWER>>assessment that measures knowledge that has
been taught
screening - ANSWER>>brief assessment that identifies students who may need
additional or alternate forms of instruction
progress monitoring - ANSWER>>periodic assessment that measures progress in
response to specific intstruction
diagnostic measure - ANSWER>>assessment that provides a detailed analysis of a
student's strengths and weakenesses
outcome measure - ANSWER>>assessment that classifies a student in terms of
achievement or improvement of grade-level performance
formal assessment - ANSWER>>standardized assessment that must be administered
and scored according to prescribed procedures
with complete solutions | Latest 2023/2024
decoding - ANSWER>>recognition of the visual symbol, symbol/sound correspondence,
and blending sounds into a word are all part of-
Pre-Reading Stage - ANSWER>>language appreciation, awareness of printed words,
mastery of alphabet and simple words
Greek elements - ANSWER>>eu, chloro
Current Research on the brain and developmental dyslexia - ANSWER>>A "glitch" may
have taken place during fetal development
Dyslexia and Social Development - ANSWER>>May see: a lack of good judgement, the
inability to stick with a game, erratic emotional behavior
Grade equivalent scores - ANSWER>>Not a dependable representation of progress
Woodcock Johnson Psycho-Education Battery - ANSWER>>an academic achievement
test and norm referenced test
synthetic instruction - ANSWER>>Teaching phonics by taking sounds and blending
them together into words.
analytic instruction - ANSWER>>Teaching phonics by taking words and breaking them
into parts. Whole to part approach.
linguistics based beginning reading - ANSWER>>learning to recognize word families
% of students with specific learning disabilities receiving special education services that
have a deficit in reading - ANSWER>>70-80%
According to the National Reading Panel (2000) this represents the strongest indication
of a reading disability - ANSWER>>a deficit in phonology
Section 504 and IDEA - ANSWER>>A person who has, has a history of having, or is
regarded as having an impairment that significantly limits one or more of life's major
functions receives benefits under
Appropriate education under Section 504 may include - ANSWER>>regular classroom,
regular classroom with supplementary services, or special education and related
services
,ALTA Code of Ethics and IMSLEC - ANSWER>>provide reasonable expectations of
student outcomes to parents and students
Recommendations for private students - ANSWER>>give parents documentation of the
services received from you and discuss gradual transition into the classroom
Professional Communication - ANSWER>>Personal pronouns are unprofessional
ADHD - ANSWER>>Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ALTA - ANSWER>>Academic Language Therapy Association
ESL - ANSWER>>English as a Second Language
IDEA - ANSWER>>Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP - ANSWER>>Individualized Education Plan
IMSLEC - ANSWER>>International Multi-sensory Structured Education Council
MSL - ANSWER>>Multisensory Structured Language
MSLE - ANSWER>>Multisensory Structured Language Education
NICHD - ANSWER>>National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
VAKT - ANSWER>>Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic/Tactile
WRAT - ANSWER>>Wide Range Achievement Test
swing up, stop - ANSWER>>i,t,p,u,w,j,r,s
push up and over - ANSWER>>m,n,v,x,y,z
curve under, over, stop - ANSWER>>a, ca, d,g,o,q
curve way up, loop left - ANSWER>>b,f,h,k,l,e
grapheme - ANSWER>>single letters or groups of letter groups that represent specific
phonemes or speech sounds
Closed syllable - ANSWER>>napkin, button
Open syllable - ANSWER>>lilac, tulip
, Vowel- consonant e - ANSWER>>shake, shine
Vowel pair - ANSWER>>bread, nail
Vowel-r - ANSWER>>doctor, dollar
Final Stable - ANSWER>>cable, sandle
Inflectional suffix - ANSWER>>added to a base word or root and create a new word that
is the same part of speech.
-s, -er (more than), -ing
Derivational suffix - ANSWER>>added to a base word or root and create a new word
that is different from the base word in terms of parts of speech or function
-less, -ful, -ness, -er (one who), ment
Doubling rule - ANSWER>>one vowel, one consonant, one accent, and a vowel suffix is
being added
Silent e reasons - ANSWER>>to make a vowel long, to make a c or g soft, part of
consonant le, added when the word ends in a final v
norm-referenced test - ANSWER>>assessment that measures performance in relation
to a norm cohort or group
criterion referenced test - ANSWER>>assessment that measures knowledge attained
and knowledge yet to be acquired in a domain
curriculum-referenced test - ANSWER>>assessment that measures knowledge that has
been taught
screening - ANSWER>>brief assessment that identifies students who may need
additional or alternate forms of instruction
progress monitoring - ANSWER>>periodic assessment that measures progress in
response to specific intstruction
diagnostic measure - ANSWER>>assessment that provides a detailed analysis of a
student's strengths and weakenesses
outcome measure - ANSWER>>assessment that classifies a student in terms of
achievement or improvement of grade-level performance
formal assessment - ANSWER>>standardized assessment that must be administered
and scored according to prescribed procedures
