2025 CALT ALTA (Alliance Exam Review) Exam Questions & Answers

decoding - recognition of the visual symbol, symbol/sound correspondence, and blending sounds into a word are all part of- Pre-Reading Stage - language appreciation, awareness of printed words, mastery of alphabet and simple words Greek elements - eu, chloro Current Research on the brain and developmental dyslexia - A "glitch" may have taken place during fetal development Dyslexia and Social Development - May see: a lack of good judgement, the inability to stick with a game, erratic emotional behavior Grade equivalent scores - Not a dependable representation of progress Woodcock Johnson Psycho-Education Battery - an academic achievement test and norm referenced test synthetic instruction - Teaching phonics by taking sounds and blending them together into words. analytic instruction - Teaching phonics by taking words and breaking them into parts. Whole to part approach. linguistics based beginning reading - learning to recognize word families % of students with specific learning disabilities receiving special education services that have a deficit in reading - 70-80% According to the National Reading Panel (2000) this represents the strongest indication of a reading disability - a deficit in phonology Section 504 and IDEA - 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 - regular classroom, regular classroom with supplementary services, or special education and related services ALTA Code of Ethics and IMSLEC - provide reasonable expectations of student outcomes to parents and students Recommendations for private students - give parents documentation of the services received from you and discuss gradual transition into the classroom Professional Communication - Personal pronouns are unprofessional ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ALTA - Academic Language Therapy Association ESL - English as a Second Language IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IEP - Individualized Education Plan IMSLEC - International Multi-sensory Structured Education Council MSL - Multisensory Structured Language MSLE - Multisensory Structured Language Education NICHD - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development