2024 CALT ALTA Exam Questions with correct Answers
decoding - answer recognition of the visual symbol, symbol/sound correspondence, and
blending sounds into a word are all part of-
Pre-Reading Stage - answer language appreciation, awareness of printed words, mastery of alphabet and simple words
Greek elements - answereu, chloro
Current Research on the brain and developmental dyslexia – answer A "glitch" may have taken place during fetal development
Dyslexia and Social Development - answer May see: a lack of good judgement, the inability to stick with a game, erratic emotional behavior
Grade equivalent scores - answerNot a dependable representation of progress
Woodcock Johnson Psycho-Education Battery - answera cognitive/ norm referenced test
synthetic instruction - answerTeaching phonics by taking sounds and blending them together into words.
analytic instruction - answerTeaching phonics by taking words and breaking them into parts. Whole to part approach.
linguistics - answerStudy 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 - answer70-80%
According to the National Reading Panel (2000) this represents the strongest indication of a reading disability - answera deficit in phonology
Section 504 and IDEA - answerA 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 - answerregular classroom, regular classroom with accommodations, or special education and related services
ALTA Code of Ethics and IMSLEC - answerprovide reasonable expectations of student outcomes to parents and students
Recommendations for private students - answergive parents documentation of the services received from you and discuss gradual transition into the classroom
Professional Communication - answerPersonal pronouns are unprofessional
ADHD - answerAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ALTA - answerAcademic Language Therapy Association
ESL - answerEnglish as a Second Language
IDEA - answerIndividuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP - answerIndividualized Education Plan
IMSLEC - answerInternational Multi-sensory Structured Education Council
MSL - answerMultisensory Structured Language
MSLE - answerMultisensory Structured Language Education
NICHD - answerNational Institute of Child Health and Human Development
VAKT - answerVisual-Auditory-Kinesthetic/Tactile
WRAT - answerWide Range Achievement Test
swing up, stop - answeri,t,p,u,w,j,r,s
push up and over - answerm,n,v,x,y,z
curve under, over, stop - answera, ca, d,g,o,q
curve way up, loop left - answerb,f,h,k,l,e
grapheme - answersingle letters or groups of letter groups that represent specific phonemes or speech sounds
Closed syllable - answernapkin, button Open syllable - answerlilac, tulip
Vowel- consonant e - answershake, shine
Vowel pair - answerbread, nail
Vowel-r - answerdoctor, dollar
Final Stable - answercable, sandle,stle
Inflectional suffixes - answerwhen added to a base word change the number, tense, voice, mood, or comparison.
-s, -er (more than), -ed, -est -ing
Derivational suffixes are - answeradded to a base word or root and change the part of speech or the function of the base word.
-less, -ful, -ness, - cian
Doubling rule - answerone vowel, one consonant, one accent, and a vowel suffix is being added
Silent e situations - answerto make a vowel long, to make a c or g soft, part of consonant le, added when the word ends in a final v
norm-referenced test - answerassessment that measures performance in relation to a norm cohort or group
criterion referenced test - answerassessment that measures knowledge attained and knowledge yet to be acquired in a domain
curriculum-referenced test - answerassessment that measures knowledge that has been taught
screening - answerbrief assessment that identifies students who may need additional or
alternate forms of instruction
progress monitoring - answerperiodic assessment that measures progress in response to specific intstruction
diagnostic measure - answerassessment that provides a detailed analysis of a student's
strengths and weakenesses
outcome measure - answerassessment that classifies a student in terms of achievement or improvement of grade-level performance
