2022 CALT ALTA Exam| 362 questions| ANSWERS 100%
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,2022 CALT ALTA Exam| 362 questions| ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
1. decoding: recognition of the visual symbol, symbol/sound correspondence, and
blending sounds into a word are all part of-
2. Pre-Reading Stage: language appreciation, awareness of printed words, mas-
tery of alphabet and simple words
3. Greek elements: eu, chloro
4. Current Research on the brain and developmental dyslexia: A "glitch" may
have taken place during fetal development
5. Dyslexia and Social Development: May see: a lack of good judgement, the
inability to stick with a game, erratic emotional behavior
6. Grade equivalent scores: Not a dependable representation of progress
7. Woodcock Johnson Psycho-Education Battery: a cognitive/ norm refer-
enced test
8. Synthetic instruction: Teaching phonics by taking sounds and blending them
together into words.
9. Analytic instruction: Teaching phonics by taking words and breaking them into
parts. Whole to part approach.
10. Linguistics: Study of production, properties, structure, meaning and or use of
language.
11. % of students with specific learning disabilities receiving special educa-
tion services that have a deficit in reading: 70-80%
12. According to the National Reading Panel (2000) this represents the
strongest indication of a reading disability: a deficit in phonology
13. 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
14. Appropriate education under Section 504 may include: regular classroom,
regular classroom with accommodations, or special education and related services
15. ALTA Code of Ethics and IMSLEC: provide reasonable expectations of stu-
dent outcomes to parents and students
16. Recommendations for private students: give parents documentation of the
services received from you and discuss gradual transition into the classroom
17. Professional Communication: Personal pronouns are unprofessional
18. ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
, 2022 CALT ALTA Exam| 362 questions| ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
19. ALTA: Academic Language Therapy Association
20. ESL: English as a Second Language
21. IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
22. IEP: Individualized Education Plan
23. IMSLEC: International Multi-sensory Structured Education Council
24. MSL: Multisensory Structured Language
25. MSLE: Multisensory Structured Language Education
26. NICHD: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
27. VAKT: Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic/Tactile
28. WRAT: Wide Range Achievement Test
29. Swing up, stop: i,t,p,u,w,j,r,s
30. Push up and over: m,n,v,x,y,z
31. Curve under, over, stop: a, ca, d,g,o,q
32. Curve way up, loop left: b,f,h,k,l,e
33. Grapheme: single letters or groups of letter groups that represent specific
phonemes or speech sounds
34. Closed syllable: napkin, button
35. Open syllable: lilac, tulip
36. Vowel- consonant e: shake, shine
37. Vowel pair: bread, nail
38. Vowel-r: doctor, dollar
39. Final Stable: cable, sandle,stle
40. Inflectional suffixes: when added to a base word change the number, tense,
voice, mood, or comparison.
-s, -er (more than), -ed, -est -ing
41. Derivational suffixes are: added to a base word or root and change the part
of speech or the function of the base word.
-less, -ful, -ness, - cian
42. Doubling rule: one vowel, one consonant, one accent, and a vowel suffix is
being added
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,2022 CALT ALTA Exam| 362 questions| ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
1. decoding: recognition of the visual symbol, symbol/sound correspondence, and
blending sounds into a word are all part of-
2. Pre-Reading Stage: language appreciation, awareness of printed words, mas-
tery of alphabet and simple words
3. Greek elements: eu, chloro
4. Current Research on the brain and developmental dyslexia: A "glitch" may
have taken place during fetal development
5. Dyslexia and Social Development: May see: a lack of good judgement, the
inability to stick with a game, erratic emotional behavior
6. Grade equivalent scores: Not a dependable representation of progress
7. Woodcock Johnson Psycho-Education Battery: a cognitive/ norm refer-
enced test
8. Synthetic instruction: Teaching phonics by taking sounds and blending them
together into words.
9. Analytic instruction: Teaching phonics by taking words and breaking them into
parts. Whole to part approach.
10. Linguistics: Study of production, properties, structure, meaning and or use of
language.
11. % of students with specific learning disabilities receiving special educa-
tion services that have a deficit in reading: 70-80%
12. According to the National Reading Panel (2000) this represents the
strongest indication of a reading disability: a deficit in phonology
13. 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
14. Appropriate education under Section 504 may include: regular classroom,
regular classroom with accommodations, or special education and related services
15. ALTA Code of Ethics and IMSLEC: provide reasonable expectations of stu-
dent outcomes to parents and students
16. Recommendations for private students: give parents documentation of the
services received from you and discuss gradual transition into the classroom
17. Professional Communication: Personal pronouns are unprofessional
18. ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
, 2022 CALT ALTA Exam| 362 questions| ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
19. ALTA: Academic Language Therapy Association
20. ESL: English as a Second Language
21. IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
22. IEP: Individualized Education Plan
23. IMSLEC: International Multi-sensory Structured Education Council
24. MSL: Multisensory Structured Language
25. MSLE: Multisensory Structured Language Education
26. NICHD: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
27. VAKT: Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic/Tactile
28. WRAT: Wide Range Achievement Test
29. Swing up, stop: i,t,p,u,w,j,r,s
30. Push up and over: m,n,v,x,y,z
31. Curve under, over, stop: a, ca, d,g,o,q
32. Curve way up, loop left: b,f,h,k,l,e
33. Grapheme: single letters or groups of letter groups that represent specific
phonemes or speech sounds
34. Closed syllable: napkin, button
35. Open syllable: lilac, tulip
36. Vowel- consonant e: shake, shine
37. Vowel pair: bread, nail
38. Vowel-r: doctor, dollar
39. Final Stable: cable, sandle,stle
40. Inflectional suffixes: when added to a base word change the number, tense,
voice, mood, or comparison.
-s, -er (more than), -ed, -est -ing
41. Derivational suffixes are: added to a base word or root and change the part
of speech or the function of the base word.
-less, -ful, -ness, - cian
42. Doubling rule: one vowel, one consonant, one accent, and a vowel suffix is
being added
