ALTA CALT Exam 2024 A+
GRADED
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 - //a cognitive/ 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 - //Study of production, properties, structure, meaning
and or use of language.
% 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
these
Appropriate education under Section 504 may include - //regular
classroom, regular classroom with accommodations, 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
VAKT - //Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic/Tactile
, WRAT - //Wide Range Achievement Test
Swing up, stop - //i,t,p,u,w,j,r,s
Push up and over - //m,n,v,x,y,z
Curve under, over, stop - //a, ca, d,g,o,q
Curve way up, loop left - //b,f,h,k,l,e
Grapheme - //single letters or groups of letter groups that
represent specific phonemes or speech sounds
Closed syllable - //napkin, button
Open syllable - //lilac, tulip
Vowel- consonant e - //shake, shine
Vowel pair - //bread, nail
Vowel-r - //doctor, dollar
Final Stable - //cable, sandle,stle