ALTA Certification Exam Study Guide Practice Questions | CALT
& CALP Prep 2025
1. Decoding recognition of the visual symbol, symbol/sound correspon-
dence, and blending sounds into a word are all part of-
2. Pre-Reading Stage language appreciation, awareness of printed words, mastery
of alphabet and simple words
3. Greek elements eu, chloro
4. Current Research on the brain A "glitch" may have taken place during fetal development.
and developmental dyslexia
5. Dyslexia and Social Develop- May see: a lack of good judgement, the inability to stick with a
ment game, erratic or emotional behavior.
6. Grade equivalent scores Not a dependable representation of progress.
7. Woodcock Johnson Psy- a cognitive/ norm referenced test
cho-Education Battery
8. Synthetic instruction Teaching phonics by taking sounds and blending them togeth-
er into words.
9. Analytic instruction Teaching phonics by taking words and breaking them into
parts. Whole to part approach.
10. Linguistics Study of production, properties, structure, meaning and or use
of language.
11. 70%- 80% of students with specific learning disabilities receiving special education
services that have a deficit in reading.
12. Phonological deficit According to the National Reading Panel (2000) this represents
the strongest indication of a reading disability
13. Section 504 and IDEA
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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 these
14. Appropriate education under regular classroom, regular classroom with accommodations, or
Section 504 may include special education and related services.
15. ALTA Code of Ethics and IM- provide reasonable expectations of student outcomes to par-
SLEC ents and students
16. Recommendations for private give parents documentation of the services received from you
students and discuss gradual transition into the classroom
17. Personal Pronouns Professional communication should not include
18. ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
19. ALTA Academic Language Therapy Association
20. ESL English as a Second Language
21. IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
22. IEP Individualized Education Plan
23. IMSLEC International Multi-sensory Structured Education Council
24. MSL Multisensory Structured Language
25. MSLE Multisensory Structured Language Education
26. NICHD National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
27. VAKT Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic/Tactile
28. WRAT Wide Range Achievement Test
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29. Swing up, stop i,t,p,u,w,j,r,s
30. Push up and over m,n,v,x,y,z
31. Curve under, over, stop a, ca, d,g,o,q
32. Curve way up, loop left b,f,h,k,l,e
33. Grapheme single letters or groups of letter groups that represent specific
phonemes or speech sounds
34. Closed syllable napkin, button
35. Open syllable lilac, tulip
36. Vowel- consonant e shake, shine
37. Vowel pair bread, nail
38. Vowel-r doctor, dollar
39. Final Stable cable, sandle,castle
40. Inflectional suffixes when added to a base word change the number, tense, voice,
mood, or comparison.
-s, -er (more than), -ed, -est -ing
41. Derivational suffixes are added to a base word or root and change the part of speech
or the function of the base word.
-less, -ful, -ness, - cian
42. Doubling rule Checkpoints one vowel, one consonant, one accent, and a vowel suflx is
being added.
43. Silent e situations
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to make a medial vowel long, final (L) consonant e, or final c /g
producing the soft consonant sound at the end of a word.
44. Norm-referenced test assessment that measures performance in relation to a norm
cohort or group.
45. Criterion referenced test assessment that measures knowledge attained and knowledge
yet to be acquired in a domain
46. Curriculum-referenced test assessment that measures knowledge that has been taught.
47. Screening brief assessment that identifies students who may need addi-
tional or alternate forms of instruction
48. Progress monitoring periodic assessment that measures progress in response to
specific intstruction
49. Diagnostic measure assessment that provides a detailed analysis of a student's
strengths and weakenesses.
50. Outcome measure assessment that classifies a student in terms of achievement or
improvement of grade-level performance.
51. Formal assessment standardized assessment that must be administered and
scored according to prescribed procedures
52. Informal assessment assessments that are not standardized.
53. Pseudowords nonsense words that are phonetically regular.
54. Formative data data collected that provides information about knowledge to
be applied to short-term goals.
55. Summative data data collected that provides information about knowledge to
be applied for long-term comprehensive goals.
& CALP Prep 2025
1. Decoding recognition of the visual symbol, symbol/sound correspon-
dence, and blending sounds into a word are all part of-
2. Pre-Reading Stage language appreciation, awareness of printed words, mastery
of alphabet and simple words
3. Greek elements eu, chloro
4. Current Research on the brain A "glitch" may have taken place during fetal development.
and developmental dyslexia
5. Dyslexia and Social Develop- May see: a lack of good judgement, the inability to stick with a
ment game, erratic or emotional behavior.
6. Grade equivalent scores Not a dependable representation of progress.
7. Woodcock Johnson Psy- a cognitive/ norm referenced test
cho-Education Battery
8. Synthetic instruction Teaching phonics by taking sounds and blending them togeth-
er into words.
9. Analytic instruction Teaching phonics by taking words and breaking them into
parts. Whole to part approach.
10. Linguistics Study of production, properties, structure, meaning and or use
of language.
11. 70%- 80% of students with specific learning disabilities receiving special education
services that have a deficit in reading.
12. Phonological deficit According to the National Reading Panel (2000) this represents
the strongest indication of a reading disability
13. Section 504 and IDEA
, ALTA CALT Exam
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_auuuqc
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 these
14. Appropriate education under regular classroom, regular classroom with accommodations, or
Section 504 may include special education and related services.
15. ALTA Code of Ethics and IM- provide reasonable expectations of student outcomes to par-
SLEC ents and students
16. Recommendations for private give parents documentation of the services received from you
students and discuss gradual transition into the classroom
17. Personal Pronouns Professional communication should not include
18. ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
19. ALTA Academic Language Therapy Association
20. ESL English as a Second Language
21. IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
22. IEP Individualized Education Plan
23. IMSLEC International Multi-sensory Structured Education Council
24. MSL Multisensory Structured Language
25. MSLE Multisensory Structured Language Education
26. NICHD National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
27. VAKT Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic/Tactile
28. WRAT Wide Range Achievement Test
, ALTA CALT Exam
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_auuuqc
29. Swing up, stop i,t,p,u,w,j,r,s
30. Push up and over m,n,v,x,y,z
31. Curve under, over, stop a, ca, d,g,o,q
32. Curve way up, loop left b,f,h,k,l,e
33. Grapheme single letters or groups of letter groups that represent specific
phonemes or speech sounds
34. Closed syllable napkin, button
35. Open syllable lilac, tulip
36. Vowel- consonant e shake, shine
37. Vowel pair bread, nail
38. Vowel-r doctor, dollar
39. Final Stable cable, sandle,castle
40. Inflectional suffixes when added to a base word change the number, tense, voice,
mood, or comparison.
-s, -er (more than), -ed, -est -ing
41. Derivational suffixes are added to a base word or root and change the part of speech
or the function of the base word.
-less, -ful, -ness, - cian
42. Doubling rule Checkpoints one vowel, one consonant, one accent, and a vowel suflx is
being added.
43. Silent e situations
, ALTA CALT Exam
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_auuuqc
to make a medial vowel long, final (L) consonant e, or final c /g
producing the soft consonant sound at the end of a word.
44. Norm-referenced test assessment that measures performance in relation to a norm
cohort or group.
45. Criterion referenced test assessment that measures knowledge attained and knowledge
yet to be acquired in a domain
46. Curriculum-referenced test assessment that measures knowledge that has been taught.
47. Screening brief assessment that identifies students who may need addi-
tional or alternate forms of instruction
48. Progress monitoring periodic assessment that measures progress in response to
specific intstruction
49. Diagnostic measure assessment that provides a detailed analysis of a student's
strengths and weakenesses.
50. Outcome measure assessment that classifies a student in terms of achievement or
improvement of grade-level performance.
51. Formal assessment standardized assessment that must be administered and
scored according to prescribed procedures
52. Informal assessment assessments that are not standardized.
53. Pseudowords nonsense words that are phonetically regular.
54. Formative data data collected that provides information about knowledge to
be applied to short-term goals.
55. Summative data data collected that provides information about knowledge to
be applied for long-term comprehensive goals.
