ALTA NATIONAL REGISTRATION EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Example of Greek words of origin - ANS rhythm, chorus, thermometer, psychology,
rhododendron, sympathy
orthography - ANS letter pattern in written words; spelling system
NICHD - ANS National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
encoding - ANS spelling/writing
decoding - ANS reading
Semantics - ANS content of language
Analytic - ANS whole to part; reading
Synthetic - ANS part to whole; spelling
homophones - ANS words that sound the same but are spelled differently
synonyms - ANS words that have the same meaning
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antonyms - ANS words with opposite meaning
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, Homophones, Synonyms and Antonyms are all examples of ? - ANS Semantics
What prefixes mean the same thing? - ANS contra-, anti-
Syllable division is an example of what type of learning? - ANS BOTH Analytic and Synthetic
A Teacher is using the overhead to teach, make diagrams and have students come up and fill in
some of the answers. This is an example of? - ANS Discovery Learning
A child can read words easily in a list, but reads word by word in text. What form of
remediation is needed? - ANS Phrasing
When was Chall's research done? - ANS 1983
permit/permit - ANS the Accent changes the part of speech and meaning
To diagnose dyslexia you would need to perform ? - ANS a series of formal and informal tests
A student having difficulty with semantics would struggle with? - ANS metaphors, similies
and idioms
"lexia" comes from? - ANS Greek
What determines the amount to charge for tutoring? - ANS socioeconomics
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Morpheme - ANS smallest unit of meaning
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, Phoneme - ANS smallest unit of sound in a syllable
What word is NOT r-controlled? - ANS berry
What word doesn't have a use for the silent e? - ANS awe
Science and Mathematic words come from? - ANS Greek
504 is an extension of? - ANS The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
What does ASAP stand for? - ANS Accent, number of Syllables, Adjacent letters, Position in
the word
dyslexia is a disorder that is________-based - ANS language
Developmental Dyslexia is? - ANS a glitch in the brain during fetal development that one is
born with
IDEA and 504 both mandate a ________ & _________ _________ Education - ANS F.A.P.E.
(Free and Appropriate Public Education)
Pragmatics is ? - ANS the practical application of language; conversation
Soft C rule - ANS c sounds like s before e, i and y
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2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Example of Greek words of origin - ANS rhythm, chorus, thermometer, psychology,
rhododendron, sympathy
orthography - ANS letter pattern in written words; spelling system
NICHD - ANS National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
encoding - ANS spelling/writing
decoding - ANS reading
Semantics - ANS content of language
Analytic - ANS whole to part; reading
Synthetic - ANS part to whole; spelling
homophones - ANS words that sound the same but are spelled differently
synonyms - ANS words that have the same meaning
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antonyms - ANS words with opposite meaning
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, Homophones, Synonyms and Antonyms are all examples of ? - ANS Semantics
What prefixes mean the same thing? - ANS contra-, anti-
Syllable division is an example of what type of learning? - ANS BOTH Analytic and Synthetic
A Teacher is using the overhead to teach, make diagrams and have students come up and fill in
some of the answers. This is an example of? - ANS Discovery Learning
A child can read words easily in a list, but reads word by word in text. What form of
remediation is needed? - ANS Phrasing
When was Chall's research done? - ANS 1983
permit/permit - ANS the Accent changes the part of speech and meaning
To diagnose dyslexia you would need to perform ? - ANS a series of formal and informal tests
A student having difficulty with semantics would struggle with? - ANS metaphors, similies
and idioms
"lexia" comes from? - ANS Greek
What determines the amount to charge for tutoring? - ANS socioeconomics
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Morpheme - ANS smallest unit of meaning
Page
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, Phoneme - ANS smallest unit of sound in a syllable
What word is NOT r-controlled? - ANS berry
What word doesn't have a use for the silent e? - ANS awe
Science and Mathematic words come from? - ANS Greek
504 is an extension of? - ANS The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
What does ASAP stand for? - ANS Accent, number of Syllables, Adjacent letters, Position in
the word
dyslexia is a disorder that is________-based - ANS language
Developmental Dyslexia is? - ANS a glitch in the brain during fetal development that one is
born with
IDEA and 504 both mandate a ________ & _________ _________ Education - ANS F.A.P.E.
(Free and Appropriate Public Education)
Pragmatics is ? - ANS the practical application of language; conversation
Soft C rule - ANS c sounds like s before e, i and y
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