ALTA Exam: Part 1 Questions and Answers Fully Solved

ALTA Exam: Part 1 Questions and Answers Fully Solved Rapid letter naming is key to reading with speed and accuracy Decoding refers to reading Encoding refers to spelling Decoding and encoding refer to applying the skills of analytic and synthetic learning Receptive language refers to the specific ability to understand spoken (or signed) language. (receiving information) Expressive language describes the ability to produce language through speaking, signing, or writing. (expressing information) The Ladder of Language Acquisition 4. Written expressive (spelling, writing) 3. Written receptive (reading) 2. Oral expressive (speaking) 1. Oral Receptive (listening) The Interactive Components of Language are 1. Form (Observable features) 2. Content (Meaning components) 3. Use (Actual use) Phonological processing the ability to hear rhymes, count syllables, and blend/unblend sounds. Phonological awareness Ability to notice, think about, or manipulate sound segments in words. It goes from rhyming; syllable counting; detecting first, last, and middle sounds; to segmenting, adding, deleting, and substituting sounds in words. Phonemic awareness. is one component of phonological awareness. Phonology The study of the speech sound system, the rules and patterns of speech sound combination and production. This is a larger term than phonetics. It is the unconscious set of rules and patterns that automatically occur in spoken language. (The a in sank is slightly different than in sat/pat) Morphology The study of the structure of words (prefixes, suffixes, and roots) Syntax The order of words in a sentence Orthography Written symbols that represent sounds. This is a memory for letters as opposed to visual memory which can be anything a person sees. *Begins at the written level* Semantics Meaning conveyed by language Pragmatics Social use of language Using language in a specific setting (D.O.L.) Pragmatics Use of conversational skills (requesting, turn-taking, staying on topic, topic development) (D.O.L.) Pragmatics Understanding figurative language (metaphors, similes, idioms) (D.O.L.) Pragmatics Understanding the feelings/emotions of the characters (D.O.L.) Pragmatics Understanding how characters treat each other (D.O.L.) Pragmatics Phonological and phonemic awareness (D.O.L.) Phonology Production of sound (phonetics) (D.O.L.) Phonology Sound/symbol correspondences (D.O.L.) Orthography Letter recognition (D.O.L.) Orthography Common letter patterns for reading (D.O.L.) Orthography Syllable types (D.O.L.) Orthography Syllable division patterns (D.O.L.) Orthography Spelling patterns, rules, and irregular words (D.O.L.) Orthography Fluency (D.O.L.) Orthography Vocabulary knowledge (D.O.L.) Semantics Text comprehension (D.O.L.) Semantics Use of appropriate grammar in oral and written language (D.O.L.) Syntax Correctness and level of sentence structure (D.O.L.) Syntax Suffixes, prefixes, base words, roots, and combining forms (D.O.L.) Morphology Understanding meaning and usage of word parts in oral and written language (D.O.L.) Morphology