ALTA exam|78 Questions and Answers
Rapid letter naming is the key to - Correct Answersautomatic word recognition
The Conners' Rating Scales are used
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Repeating prior information in a multisensory structured language program is essential to ensure - Correct AnswersAutomaticity
Which prominent name(s) is/are closely associated with research on phonological awareness? - Correct AnswersIsabelle Liberman
§504 refers to a section of— - Correct AnswersThe Rehabilitation Act of 1973
left inferior frontal region (Broca's) - Correct AnswersArea of brain for articulation and slower word analysis
parieto-temporal region - Correct Answersarea of brain for step-by-step word analysis
occipital-temporal region - Correct Answersarea of brain for skilled rapid reading
angular gyrus - Correct Answersarea of brain for visual-verbal associations
qualitative research - Correct Answersresearch that collects data through various kinds of observations
quantitative research - Correct Answersresearch in which numerical data are collected and statistically analyzed based on a large sample representative of the population
experimental research - Correct Answersresearch in which subjects are randomly assigned to experimental and control groups
quasi-experimental research - Correct Answersresearch conducted without randomized assignment of subjects to experimental and control groups
metacognition - Correct Answersconscious choice of and evaluation of the strategies used to accomplish a task
metalinguistics - Correct Answersawareness of language as an entity
suprasegmentals - Correct Answersthe melody of speech--stress, pitch, loudness, and so forth
pragmatics - Correct Answersset of rules that dictate communicative behavior and use of language
dyspraxia - Correct Answersspeech problems caused by sensorimotor disruption
dysarthria - Correct Answersspeech problems caused by musculature weaknesses
semantics - Correct Answerscontent of language
phonetics - Correct Answersstudy of the characteristics of speech sounds
phonology - Correct Answersthe rules that determine how sounds are used in spoken language
phonology - Correct Answersthe rules that determine how sounds are used in spoken language
allophone - Correct Answersa variation of a speech sound and not a separate phoneme
phonological awareness - Correct Answersability to focus on units of sound in spoken language at the sentence, word, syllable, and phoneme levels
phonics - Correct Answersinstruction that connects sounds and letters
phonemic awareness - Correct Answersawareness of speech sounds or phonemes in spoken words
blocked - Correct Answerssteady position of the tongue, teeth, or lips during the entire production of a sound
partially blocked - Correct Answersa released position of the tongue or lips during the production of a sound
unblocked - Correct Answersno obstruction of the sound by the tongue, teeth, or lips during the production of a sound
cognates - Correct Answersphonemes that have the same visual display, mouth position, and place of articulation. One is voiced one is not.
clipped - Correct Answerssounds that are stop sounds, obstructed at the place of articulation and not prolonged in their production
continuant - Correct Answerssounds that are continuant in their production
nasal - Correct Answersa sound produced by forcing air through the nose /n//m/
stop - Correct Answersa sound in which the outgoing air flow is completely stopped /t//k/
fricative - Correct Answersa sound produced by forcing air through a narrow opening between the teeth and lips to make a hissing sound /f//z/
affricate - Correct Answersa consonant sound that consists of a slowly released stop followed by a fricative /ch//j/
glide - Correct Answersflowing and vowel-like /w//y/
liquid - Correct Answersa sound produced when the lips and/or tongue are passing from the position for one sound to that of another /l//r/
Latin - Correct Answersroots ending in ct, pt
Latin - Correct Answerschameleon prefixes
Latin - Correct Answersci, si, ti /sh/
Latin - Correct Answersaffixing roots
Latin - Correct Answersschwa
Greek - Correct Answersrh, pt, pn, ps (initial)
Greek - Correct Answersch /k/
Greek - Correct Answersmedial y
Greek - Correct Answerscombining forms
Greek - Correct Answersph/f/
Anglo-Saxon - Correct Answersgn, kn, wr
Anglo-Saxon - Correct AnswersVV
Anglo-Saxon - Correct Answerscommon everyday words
Anglo-Saxon - Correct Answersch, sh, th, wh
Anglo-Saxon - Correct Answerscompound words
Anglo-Saxon - Correct Answersaffixing base words
norm-referenced test - Correct Answersmeasures performance n relation to a norm cohort or group
criterion-referenced test - Correct Answersmeasures knowledge attained and knowledge yet to be acquired in a domain
curriculum referenced test - Correct Answersmeasures knowledge that has been taught
diagnostic measure - Correct Answersprovides a detailed analysis of a student's strengths and weaknesses
outcome measure - Correct Answersclassifies a student in terms of achievement or improvement of grade-level performance
formal assessment - Correct Answersstandardized assessment that must be administered and scored according to prescribed procedures
informal assessment - Correct Answersassessments that are not standardized
formative data - Correct Answersprovide information about knowledge to be applied to short-term goals
summative data - Correct Answersprovide info about knowledge to be applied to long-term, comprehensive goals
inflectional endings/suffixes - Correct Answersadded to a base word or root and form a word that is the same part of speech as the base word. Change number, tense, voice, mood, or comparison of the base word
derivational suffixes - Correct Answersadded to a base word or root and creates a new word that is different from the base word in terms of part of speech or function
prosody - Correct Answersflow and expression of students' reading
synthetic - Correct Answersparts build to a whole
analytic - Correct Answersa whole that is broken into constituent parts
explicit instruction - Correct Answersdirect, purposeful instruction
coarticulation - Correct Answersthe overlapping, changing, or modifying of adjacent speech sounds
fluency - Correct Answersreading with rapidity and automaticity
exaggerated pronunciation - Correct Answersoverpronunciation of a word to aid memory
diphthong - Correct Answerstwo adjacent vowels in the same syllable whose sounds blend together with a slide or shift during production
corrective feedback - Correct Answersimmediate teacher response to student performance that is sensitive to the student's level of skill
orthography - Correct Answersthe writing system of a language. Correct or standardized spelling according to established usage
morphology - Correct Answersthe internal structure of the meaningful units within words and the relationships among words in a language. The study of word formation patterns.
syntax - Correct Answersthe system by which words may be ordered in phrases and sentences; sentence structure: grammar. The arrangement of sentences. [Show Less]