UPDATED COGNITIVE ACADEMIC LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY EXAM (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

tilde - ANSWER- waving line placed over a vower before "r" in a combination to indicate unaccented syllable ~ syntax - ANSWER- arrangement and sequence of words in sentences, clauses, and phrases; set of principles that dictate sequence and function in order to convey meaning ( G.U.M.) voiced/unvoiced cognates - ANSWER- phonemes pronounce din the same place of the mouth but vary in voicing /k/ /g/ phonology - ANSWER- sound system of a language; science of speech sounds;the study of peach sound system, rules and patterns of speech; unconscious rules and patterns of spoken language (sad vs sank) suprasegmental - ANSWER- aspects of language ( intonations, pitch, juncture, speaking rate) supersize occipital cortex - ANSWER- vision; receives information first Old English - ANSWER- Began when Angles, Saxons, Jutes arrived in England. Language of Vikings; Old Norse and Latin also influenced; Teutonic invasion; Christianizing of Britain; 449 AD-1066; decline of Old English as result of Norman Conquest phonological awareness - ANSWER- an umbrella term used to refer to a student's sensitivity to sound structure in language; understanding of internal linguistic structures of words; awareness of onset-rime and individual phonemes naming speed - ANSWER- a speed naming task; administered to pre- readers phoneme - ANSWER- smallest unit of sound in speech /s/ /a/ /d/; individual sound unit in spoken words prosody - ANSWER- vocal intonation and meter of spoken language;readers sound as if they are speaking;significant to communicate and comprehend emotions and attitudes Torgensen, Lundber, and Foorman - ANSWER- phonological awareness is a critical factor in dyslexia macron - ANSWER- diacritical line over long vowel sound breve - ANSWER- diacritical mark over short vowel sound cedilla - ANSWER- diacritical mark under C indicting soft sound base word - ANSWER- word before affixes added/can stand alone Grace Fernald - ANSWER- Kinesthetic method influenced Orton; he suggested kinesthetic-tactile reinforcement of visual and auditory associations could reverse transposition of letters 3 layers of language - ANSWER- Anglo-Saxon; Latin; Greek Anglo-Saxon Layer - ANSWER- stresses everyday life; common words; usually 1 syllable Latin Layer - ANSWER- used in more formal settings; often found in lit, science in upper elem texts etc; longer than A-S Greek Layer - ANSWER- scientific; roots often combine forms and compounds bound morpheme - ANSWER- must be attached to other morphemes ( - ed, pre-) chameleon prefix - ANSWER- prefix whose final consonant depends on the initial letter of a root (in- changes to -ir) Clue: when you see double consonants at beginning of word cloze procedure - ANSWER- "fill in the blank" reading curriculum-referenced test - ANSWER- Items taken from curriculum - not tested on material not taught. Good match between assessment and instruction. Can be informal or formal. diagnostic evaluation - ANSWER- Used to identify the nature and source of an individual's educational, psychological, or medical difficulties/disabilities in order to facilitate remediation discovery method - ANSWER- Socratic method; presentation of new material can be deduced by students dysarthria - ANSWER- nervous system disorder which hinders control over tongue, throat etc ( slurred speech) grade equivalent - ANSWER- not dependable representation;describes performance of an average student at grade level profile - ANSWER- a graphic compilation of the performance of an individual on a series of assessments