Domain 1 - ALTA Exam Question and answers rated A+
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1. Stages of
1. oral language (listening)
Lan- guage
2. oral expression (speaking)
Acquisi- tion
3. written receptive (reading)
4. written expressive (spelling, writing)
2. Five
1. phonological (sounds in speech)
Components of
2. morphology (small meaningful units of language)
Language
3. semantics (meaning of language)
4. syntax (structure of language)
5. pragmatics (practical application of language)
3. accent stress or emphasis on one syllable in a word, or one word in a
sentence. (longer, louder, higher one)
4. articulation the vocal production of speech
5. coarticulation the ability to overlap several phonemes
6. phonograms strings of letters that represent a single sound (digraphs, trigraphs)
7. alphabetic understanding that letters are symbols for sound
princi- ple
8. alphabetic language where letters are symbols for sound
lan- guage
9. analytic words from whole to parts
10. synthetic parts to whole words
11. anaphora pronouns or articles used to refer to something already mentioned
12. appositive a noun or noun phrase placed after a noun to describe it more fully
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,13. decoding
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, Domain 1 - ALTA Exam
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_9ygcdh
(reading) - break the phonetic code, to determine
pronunciation by noting the position of vowels and consonants
14.encoding (spelling) - - to determine the code of a
particular sound
15. affix prefix, suflx - a letter or letters added to a word that changes its usage
16. The Ladder of 1. Oral Receptive (listening)
Language 2. Oral Expressive (speaking)
Acqui- sition 3. Written Receptive (reading)
4. Written Expressive (spelling, writing)
17. Interactive 1. Form (observable features) - phonology, morphology, syntax
Com- ponents 2. Content (meaning component) - semantics
of Lan- guage 3. Use (actual use) - pragmatics
18. Development (0-3 months) - crying,
al stages of cooing (3-9 months) -
Oral babbling
Language (9-12 months) - echolalia
(birth to 1 (12 months - 1 year) - first word
year old)
19. Development *Simple to More Complex*
of Oral -Words
Language -Phrases/sentences
-Following directions
-Associations
-Synonyms
-Antonyms
-Definitions
-Multiple definitions
-Language of reasoning
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1. Stages of
1. oral language (listening)
Lan- guage
2. oral expression (speaking)
Acquisi- tion
3. written receptive (reading)
4. written expressive (spelling, writing)
2. Five
1. phonological (sounds in speech)
Components of
2. morphology (small meaningful units of language)
Language
3. semantics (meaning of language)
4. syntax (structure of language)
5. pragmatics (practical application of language)
3. accent stress or emphasis on one syllable in a word, or one word in a
sentence. (longer, louder, higher one)
4. articulation the vocal production of speech
5. coarticulation the ability to overlap several phonemes
6. phonograms strings of letters that represent a single sound (digraphs, trigraphs)
7. alphabetic understanding that letters are symbols for sound
princi- ple
8. alphabetic language where letters are symbols for sound
lan- guage
9. analytic words from whole to parts
10. synthetic parts to whole words
11. anaphora pronouns or articles used to refer to something already mentioned
12. appositive a noun or noun phrase placed after a noun to describe it more fully
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,13. decoding
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, Domain 1 - ALTA Exam
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_9ygcdh
(reading) - break the phonetic code, to determine
pronunciation by noting the position of vowels and consonants
14.encoding (spelling) - - to determine the code of a
particular sound
15. affix prefix, suflx - a letter or letters added to a word that changes its usage
16. The Ladder of 1. Oral Receptive (listening)
Language 2. Oral Expressive (speaking)
Acqui- sition 3. Written Receptive (reading)
4. Written Expressive (spelling, writing)
17. Interactive 1. Form (observable features) - phonology, morphology, syntax
Com- ponents 2. Content (meaning component) - semantics
of Lan- guage 3. Use (actual use) - pragmatics
18. Development (0-3 months) - crying,
al stages of cooing (3-9 months) -
Oral babbling
Language (9-12 months) - echolalia
(birth to 1 (12 months - 1 year) - first word
year old)
19. Development *Simple to More Complex*
of Oral -Words
Language -Phrases/sentences
-Following directions
-Associations
-Synonyms
-Antonyms
-Definitions
-Multiple definitions
-Language of reasoning
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