ALTA exam
parieto-temporal region - CORRECT ANSWER-area of brain for step-by-step word
analysis
occipital-temporal region - CORRECT ANSWER-area of brain for skilled rapid reading
angular gyrus - CORRECT ANSWER-area of brain for visual-verbal associations
qualitative research - CORRECT ANSWER-research that collects data through various
kinds of observations
quantitative research - CORRECT ANSWER-research in which numerical data are
collected and statistically analyzed based on a large sample representative of the
population
experimental research - CORRECT ANSWER-research in which subjects are randomly
assigned to experimental and control groups
quasi-experimental research - CORRECT ANSWER-research conducted without
randomized assignment of subjects to experimental and control groups
Rapid letter naming is the key to - CORRECT ANSWER-automatic word recognition
The Conners' Rating Scales are used to measure— - CORRECT ANSWER-Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Repeating prior information in a multisensory structured language program is essential
to ensure - CORRECT ANSWER-Automaticity
Which prominent name(s) is/are closely associated with research on phonological
awareness? - CORRECT ANSWER-Isabelle Liberman
§504 refers to a section of— - CORRECT ANSWER-The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
left inferior frontal region (Broca's) - CORRECT ANSWER-Area of brain for articulation
and slower word analysis
, metacognition - CORRECT ANSWER-conscious choice of and evaluation of the
strategies used to accomplish a task
metalinguistics - CORRECT ANSWER-awareness of language as an entity
suprasegmentals - CORRECT ANSWER-the melody of speech--stress, pitch, loudness,
and so forth
pragmatics - CORRECT ANSWER-set of rules that dictate communicative behavior and
use of language
dyspraxia - CORRECT ANSWER-speech problems caused by sensorimotor disruption
dysarthria - CORRECT ANSWER-speech problems caused by musculature
weaknesses
semantics - CORRECT ANSWER-content of language
phonetics - CORRECT ANSWER-study of the characteristics of speech sounds
phonology - CORRECT ANSWER-the rules that determine how sounds are used in
spoken language
phonology - CORRECT ANSWER-the rules that determine how sounds are used in
spoken language
allophone - CORRECT ANSWER-a variation of a speech sound and not a separate
phoneme
phonological awareness - CORRECT ANSWER-ability to focus on units of sound in
spoken language at the sentence, word, syllable, and phoneme levels
phonics - CORRECT ANSWER-instruction that connects sounds and letters
phonemic awareness - CORRECT ANSWER-awareness of speech sounds or
phonemes in spoken words
blocked - CORRECT ANSWER-steady position of the tongue, teeth, or lips during the
entire production of a sound
partially blocked - CORRECT ANSWER-a released position of the tongue or lips during
the production of a sound
unblocked - CORRECT ANSWER-no obstruction of the sound by the tongue, teeth, or
lips during the production of a sound
parieto-temporal region - CORRECT ANSWER-area of brain for step-by-step word
analysis
occipital-temporal region - CORRECT ANSWER-area of brain for skilled rapid reading
angular gyrus - CORRECT ANSWER-area of brain for visual-verbal associations
qualitative research - CORRECT ANSWER-research that collects data through various
kinds of observations
quantitative research - CORRECT ANSWER-research in which numerical data are
collected and statistically analyzed based on a large sample representative of the
population
experimental research - CORRECT ANSWER-research in which subjects are randomly
assigned to experimental and control groups
quasi-experimental research - CORRECT ANSWER-research conducted without
randomized assignment of subjects to experimental and control groups
Rapid letter naming is the key to - CORRECT ANSWER-automatic word recognition
The Conners' Rating Scales are used to measure— - CORRECT ANSWER-Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Repeating prior information in a multisensory structured language program is essential
to ensure - CORRECT ANSWER-Automaticity
Which prominent name(s) is/are closely associated with research on phonological
awareness? - CORRECT ANSWER-Isabelle Liberman
§504 refers to a section of— - CORRECT ANSWER-The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
left inferior frontal region (Broca's) - CORRECT ANSWER-Area of brain for articulation
and slower word analysis
, metacognition - CORRECT ANSWER-conscious choice of and evaluation of the
strategies used to accomplish a task
metalinguistics - CORRECT ANSWER-awareness of language as an entity
suprasegmentals - CORRECT ANSWER-the melody of speech--stress, pitch, loudness,
and so forth
pragmatics - CORRECT ANSWER-set of rules that dictate communicative behavior and
use of language
dyspraxia - CORRECT ANSWER-speech problems caused by sensorimotor disruption
dysarthria - CORRECT ANSWER-speech problems caused by musculature
weaknesses
semantics - CORRECT ANSWER-content of language
phonetics - CORRECT ANSWER-study of the characteristics of speech sounds
phonology - CORRECT ANSWER-the rules that determine how sounds are used in
spoken language
phonology - CORRECT ANSWER-the rules that determine how sounds are used in
spoken language
allophone - CORRECT ANSWER-a variation of a speech sound and not a separate
phoneme
phonological awareness - CORRECT ANSWER-ability to focus on units of sound in
spoken language at the sentence, word, syllable, and phoneme levels
phonics - CORRECT ANSWER-instruction that connects sounds and letters
phonemic awareness - CORRECT ANSWER-awareness of speech sounds or
phonemes in spoken words
blocked - CORRECT ANSWER-steady position of the tongue, teeth, or lips during the
entire production of a sound
partially blocked - CORRECT ANSWER-a released position of the tongue or lips during
the production of a sound
unblocked - CORRECT ANSWER-no obstruction of the sound by the tongue, teeth, or
lips during the production of a sound
