ALTA Alliance Exam Review Questions
and Answers
decoding ii- iiAnswers ii-recognition iiof iithe iivisual iisymbol, iisymbol/sound
iicorrespondence, iiand iiblending iisounds iiinto iia iiword iiare iiall iipart iiof-
Pre-Reading iiStage ii- iiAnswers ii-language iiappreciation, iiawareness iiof iiprinted iiwords,
iimastery iiof iialphabet iiand iisimple iiwords
Greek iielements ii- iiAnswers ii-eu, iichloro
Current iiResearch iion iithe iibrain iiand iidevelopmental iidyslexia ii- iiAnswers ii-A ii"glitch"
iimay iihave iitaken iiplace iiduring iifetal iidevelopment
Dyslexia iiand iiSocial iiDevelopment ii- iiAnswers ii-May iisee: iia iilack iiof iigood iijudgement,
iithe iiinability iito iistick iiwith iia iigame, iierratic iiemotional iibehavior
Grade iiequivalent iiscores ii- iiAnswers ii-Not iia iidependable iirepresentation iiof iiprogress
Woodcock iiJohnson iiPsycho-Education iiBattery ii- iiAnswers ii-an iiacademic
iiachievement iitest iiand iinorm iireferenced iitest
synthetic iiinstruction ii- iiAnswers ii-Teaching iiphonics iiby iitaking iisounds iiand iiblending
iithem iitogether iiinto iiwords.
analytic iiinstruction ii- iiAnswers ii-Teaching iiphonics iiby iitaking iiwords iiand iibreaking
iithem iiinto iiparts. iiWhole iito iipart iiapproach.
linguistics iibased iibeginning iireading ii- iiAnswers ii-learning iito iirecognize iiword iifamilies
% iiof iistudents iiwith iispecific iilearning iidisabilities iireceiving iispecial iieducation iiservices
iithat iihave iia iideficit iiin iireading ii- iiAnswers ii-70-80%
According iito iithe iiNational iiReading iiPanel ii(2000) iithis iirepresents iithe iistrongest
iiindication iiof iia iireading iidisability ii- iiAnswers ii-a iideficit iiin iiphonology
,Section ii504 iiand iiIDEA ii- iiAnswers ii-A iiperson iiwho iihas, iihas iia iihistory iiof iihaving, iior
iiis iiregarded iias iihaving iian iiimpairment iithat iisignificantly iilimits iione iior iimore iiof iilife's
iimajor iifunctions iireceives iibenefits iiunder
Appropriate iieducation iiunder iiSection ii504 iimay iiinclude ii- iiAnswers ii-regular
iiclassroom, iiregular iiclassroom iiwith iisupplementary iiservices, iior iispecial iieducation
iiand iirelated iiservices
ALTA iiCode iiof iiEthics iiand iiIMSLEC ii- iiAnswers ii-provide iireasonable iiexpectations iiof
iistudent iioutcomes iito iiparents iiand iistudents
Recommendations iifor iiprivate iistudents ii- iiAnswers ii-give iiparents iidocumentation iiof
iithe iiservices iireceived iifrom iiyou iiand iidiscuss iigradual iitransition iiinto iithe iiclassroom
Professional iiCommunication ii- iiAnswers ii-Personal iipronouns iiare iiunprofessional
ADHD ii- iiAnswers ii-Attention iiDeficit iiHyperactivity iiDisorder
ALTA ii- iiAnswers ii-Academic iiLanguage iiTherapy iiAssociation
ESL ii- iiAnswers ii-English iias iia iiSecond iiLanguage
IDEA ii- iiAnswers ii-Individuals iiwith iiDisabilities iiEducation iiAct
IEP ii- iiAnswers ii-Individualized iiEducation iiPlan
IMSLEC ii- iiAnswers ii-International iiMulti-sensory iiStructured iiEducation iiCouncil
MSL ii- iiAnswers ii-Multisensory iiStructured iiLanguage
MSLE ii- iiAnswers ii-Multisensory iiStructured iiLanguage iiEducation
NICHD ii- iiAnswers ii-National iiInstitute iiof iiChild iiHealth iiand iiHuman iiDevelopment
VAKT ii- iiAnswers ii-Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic/Tactile
WRAT ii- iiAnswers ii-Wide iiRange iiAchievement iiTest
swing iiup, iistop ii- iiAnswers ii-i,t,p,u,w,j,r,s
push iiup iiand iiover ii- iiAnswers ii-m,n,v,x,y,z
curve iiunder, iiover, iistop ii- iiAnswers ii-a, iica, iid,g,o,q
curve iiway iiup, iiloop iileft ii- iiAnswers ii-b,f,h,k,l,e
, grapheme ii- iiAnswers ii-single iiletters iior iigroups iiof iiletter iigroups iithat iirepresent
iispecific iiphonemes iior iispeech iisounds
Closed iisyllable ii- iiAnswers ii-napkin, iibutton
Open iisyllable ii- iiAnswers ii-lilac, iitulip
Vowel- iiconsonant iie ii- iiAnswers ii-shake, iishine
Vowel iipair ii- iiAnswers ii-bread, iinail
Vowel-r ii- iiAnswers ii-doctor, iidollar
Final iiStable ii- iiAnswers ii-cable, iisandle
Inflectional iisuffix ii- iiAnswers ii-added iito iia iibase iiword iior iiroot iiand iicreate iia iinew iiword
iithat iiis iithe iisame iipart iiof iispeech.
-s, ii-er ii(more iithan), ii-ing
Derivational iisuffix ii- iiAnswers ii-added iito iia iibase iiword iior iiroot iiand iicreate iia iinew
iiword iithat iiis iidifferent iifrom iithe iibase iiword iiin iiterms iiof iiparts iiof iispeech iior iifunction
-less, ii-ful, ii-ness, ii-er ii(one iiwho), iiment
Doubling iirule ii- iiAnswers ii-one iivowel, iione iiconsonant, iione iiaccent, iiand iia iivowel
iisuffix iiis iibeing iiadded
Silent iie iireasons ii- iiAnswers ii-to iimake iia iivowel iilong, iito iimake iia iic iior iig iisoft, iipart iiof
iiconsonant iile, iiadded iiwhen iithe iiword iiends iiin iia iifinal iiv
norm-referenced iitest ii- iiAnswers ii-assessment iithat iimeasures iiperformance iiin iirelation
iito iia iinorm iicohort iior iigroup
criterion iireferenced iitest ii- iiAnswers ii-assessment iithat iimeasures iiknowledge iiattained
iiand iiknowledge iiyet iito iibe iiacquired iiin iia iidomain
curriculum-referenced iitest ii- iiAnswers ii-assessment iithat iimeasures iiknowledge iithat
iihas iibeen iitaught
screening ii- iiAnswers ii-brief iiassessment iithat iiidentifies iistudents iiwho iimay iineed
iiadditional iior iialternate iiforms iiof iiinstruction
progress iimonitoring ii- iiAnswers ii-periodic iiassessment iithat iimeasures iiprogress iiin
iiresponse iito iispecific iiintstruction
diagnostic iimeasure ii- iiAnswers ii-assessment iithat iiprovides iia iidetailed iianalysis iiof iia
iistudent's iistrengths iiand iiweakenesses
and Answers
decoding ii- iiAnswers ii-recognition iiof iithe iivisual iisymbol, iisymbol/sound
iicorrespondence, iiand iiblending iisounds iiinto iia iiword iiare iiall iipart iiof-
Pre-Reading iiStage ii- iiAnswers ii-language iiappreciation, iiawareness iiof iiprinted iiwords,
iimastery iiof iialphabet iiand iisimple iiwords
Greek iielements ii- iiAnswers ii-eu, iichloro
Current iiResearch iion iithe iibrain iiand iidevelopmental iidyslexia ii- iiAnswers ii-A ii"glitch"
iimay iihave iitaken iiplace iiduring iifetal iidevelopment
Dyslexia iiand iiSocial iiDevelopment ii- iiAnswers ii-May iisee: iia iilack iiof iigood iijudgement,
iithe iiinability iito iistick iiwith iia iigame, iierratic iiemotional iibehavior
Grade iiequivalent iiscores ii- iiAnswers ii-Not iia iidependable iirepresentation iiof iiprogress
Woodcock iiJohnson iiPsycho-Education iiBattery ii- iiAnswers ii-an iiacademic
iiachievement iitest iiand iinorm iireferenced iitest
synthetic iiinstruction ii- iiAnswers ii-Teaching iiphonics iiby iitaking iisounds iiand iiblending
iithem iitogether iiinto iiwords.
analytic iiinstruction ii- iiAnswers ii-Teaching iiphonics iiby iitaking iiwords iiand iibreaking
iithem iiinto iiparts. iiWhole iito iipart iiapproach.
linguistics iibased iibeginning iireading ii- iiAnswers ii-learning iito iirecognize iiword iifamilies
% iiof iistudents iiwith iispecific iilearning iidisabilities iireceiving iispecial iieducation iiservices
iithat iihave iia iideficit iiin iireading ii- iiAnswers ii-70-80%
According iito iithe iiNational iiReading iiPanel ii(2000) iithis iirepresents iithe iistrongest
iiindication iiof iia iireading iidisability ii- iiAnswers ii-a iideficit iiin iiphonology
,Section ii504 iiand iiIDEA ii- iiAnswers ii-A iiperson iiwho iihas, iihas iia iihistory iiof iihaving, iior
iiis iiregarded iias iihaving iian iiimpairment iithat iisignificantly iilimits iione iior iimore iiof iilife's
iimajor iifunctions iireceives iibenefits iiunder
Appropriate iieducation iiunder iiSection ii504 iimay iiinclude ii- iiAnswers ii-regular
iiclassroom, iiregular iiclassroom iiwith iisupplementary iiservices, iior iispecial iieducation
iiand iirelated iiservices
ALTA iiCode iiof iiEthics iiand iiIMSLEC ii- iiAnswers ii-provide iireasonable iiexpectations iiof
iistudent iioutcomes iito iiparents iiand iistudents
Recommendations iifor iiprivate iistudents ii- iiAnswers ii-give iiparents iidocumentation iiof
iithe iiservices iireceived iifrom iiyou iiand iidiscuss iigradual iitransition iiinto iithe iiclassroom
Professional iiCommunication ii- iiAnswers ii-Personal iipronouns iiare iiunprofessional
ADHD ii- iiAnswers ii-Attention iiDeficit iiHyperactivity iiDisorder
ALTA ii- iiAnswers ii-Academic iiLanguage iiTherapy iiAssociation
ESL ii- iiAnswers ii-English iias iia iiSecond iiLanguage
IDEA ii- iiAnswers ii-Individuals iiwith iiDisabilities iiEducation iiAct
IEP ii- iiAnswers ii-Individualized iiEducation iiPlan
IMSLEC ii- iiAnswers ii-International iiMulti-sensory iiStructured iiEducation iiCouncil
MSL ii- iiAnswers ii-Multisensory iiStructured iiLanguage
MSLE ii- iiAnswers ii-Multisensory iiStructured iiLanguage iiEducation
NICHD ii- iiAnswers ii-National iiInstitute iiof iiChild iiHealth iiand iiHuman iiDevelopment
VAKT ii- iiAnswers ii-Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic/Tactile
WRAT ii- iiAnswers ii-Wide iiRange iiAchievement iiTest
swing iiup, iistop ii- iiAnswers ii-i,t,p,u,w,j,r,s
push iiup iiand iiover ii- iiAnswers ii-m,n,v,x,y,z
curve iiunder, iiover, iistop ii- iiAnswers ii-a, iica, iid,g,o,q
curve iiway iiup, iiloop iileft ii- iiAnswers ii-b,f,h,k,l,e
, grapheme ii- iiAnswers ii-single iiletters iior iigroups iiof iiletter iigroups iithat iirepresent
iispecific iiphonemes iior iispeech iisounds
Closed iisyllable ii- iiAnswers ii-napkin, iibutton
Open iisyllable ii- iiAnswers ii-lilac, iitulip
Vowel- iiconsonant iie ii- iiAnswers ii-shake, iishine
Vowel iipair ii- iiAnswers ii-bread, iinail
Vowel-r ii- iiAnswers ii-doctor, iidollar
Final iiStable ii- iiAnswers ii-cable, iisandle
Inflectional iisuffix ii- iiAnswers ii-added iito iia iibase iiword iior iiroot iiand iicreate iia iinew iiword
iithat iiis iithe iisame iipart iiof iispeech.
-s, ii-er ii(more iithan), ii-ing
Derivational iisuffix ii- iiAnswers ii-added iito iia iibase iiword iior iiroot iiand iicreate iia iinew
iiword iithat iiis iidifferent iifrom iithe iibase iiword iiin iiterms iiof iiparts iiof iispeech iior iifunction
-less, ii-ful, ii-ness, ii-er ii(one iiwho), iiment
Doubling iirule ii- iiAnswers ii-one iivowel, iione iiconsonant, iione iiaccent, iiand iia iivowel
iisuffix iiis iibeing iiadded
Silent iie iireasons ii- iiAnswers ii-to iimake iia iivowel iilong, iito iimake iia iic iior iig iisoft, iipart iiof
iiconsonant iile, iiadded iiwhen iithe iiword iiends iiin iia iifinal iiv
norm-referenced iitest ii- iiAnswers ii-assessment iithat iimeasures iiperformance iiin iirelation
iito iia iinorm iicohort iior iigroup
criterion iireferenced iitest ii- iiAnswers ii-assessment iithat iimeasures iiknowledge iiattained
iiand iiknowledge iiyet iito iibe iiacquired iiin iia iidomain
curriculum-referenced iitest ii- iiAnswers ii-assessment iithat iimeasures iiknowledge iithat
iihas iibeen iitaught
screening ii- iiAnswers ii-brief iiassessment iithat iiidentifies iistudents iiwho iimay iineed
iiadditional iior iialternate iiforms iiof iiinstruction
progress iimonitoring ii- iiAnswers ii-periodic iiassessment iithat iimeasures iiprogress iiin
iiresponse iito iispecific iiintstruction
diagnostic iimeasure ii- iiAnswers ii-assessment iithat iiprovides iia iidetailed iianalysis iiof iia
iistudent's iistrengths iiand iiweakenesses
