2025 ALTA EXAM REVIEW WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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eu, chloro Correct Answer Which of the following are Greek
elements?
a. eu, chloro
b. ile, ine, ice
c. cian, ciant
d. all of the above
language areas of the left hemisphere Correct Answer Where in
the brain has research shown there are neural abnormalities in
students with a language-based reading disorder?
sound-symbol association Correct Answer which of the following
is not a feature of Chall's pre-reading stage, ages 0-6 years:
language appreciation, awareness of printed words, mastery of
the alphabet and simple words, sound-symbol association,
pseudoreading
1967 Correct Answer When do Jean Chall write, Learning to
Read: The Great Debate
Vrr- when followed by two r's (berry)
Vrv- when followed by an e or vowel y (fire/very) Correct Answer
When is Vr not a combination?
W-questions: who, what, where, when, why, how Correct Answer
When reading narrative texts, what kind of questions should we
ask?
,1965- deemed inability to read a "national health crisis", begun to
fund research in the area of reading Correct Answer When did
the NICHD begin?
1930-1960s , thought children would make more rapid progress
reading if they identified whole words at a glance Correct Answer
When was the Look and Say method in the Dick and Jane books
used in reading instruction? Why?
when it is unaccented, code it with a tittle Correct Answer When
does the letter a say (u) as in banana?
k Correct Answer When you hear a (C) or (VV) before a final (k)
sound, (k) will be spelled?
By age 6- normal development in speech would be well formed
stories that orients a listener to who, what, and where something
happened, that narrates a sequence of events which builds to
some sort of climax, and that resolves the story by telling how
things turn out Correct Answer When is a child's ability to
discourse expected?
tch Correct Answer When you hear a short vowel sound before a
final (ch) sound, (ch) will be spelled...
In a 1 syllable baseword when you hear a short vowel sound
before a final (j), (j) will be spelled dge. Correct Answer When is
the (j) sound spelled dge?
written language Correct Answer What type of language skills do
reading, writing, and spelling take?
80% Correct Answer What percent of intellectually and physically
normal children seem to learn to read, write, and spell in a normal
classroom no matter how they are taught?
,85% Correct Answer What percentage of our language is
phonetic or reliable for reading and spelling?
Vr, VC, VCe Correct Answer What types of syllables are in the
word "turpentine?"
V-A-K-T Correct Answer What was Fernald's contribution?
new learning, previously taught concepts Correct Answer What
should be contained in a daily review?
dyslexia was a result of damage that occurred during fetal
development Correct Answer What was Norman Geschwind's
theory?
semantic Correct Answer What term applies to the words
homonyms, synonyms, and antonyms?
fluency and automaticity Correct Answer What two things need to
develop before reading comprehension can develop?
echolalia Correct Answer What word means repeating what you
have heard, parroting, or baby talk?
vowel theme song, coding, procedures Correct Answer What is
the pre-review for reading practice?
to ensure all children with disabilities have access to free
appropriate public education that emphasizes special education
and related services designed to meet their unique needs and
prepare them for further education, employment, and independent
living Correct Answer What is the purpose of the reauthorization
of IDEA 2004 (Section 601d) law?
, The Great Vowel Change began after the Norman conquest
Correct Answer What is the significance of the year 1066?
inability to rhyme Correct Answer What is a strong predictor of
difficulty reading?
w Correct Answer What letter changes the sound of a and or?
provides accommodations and/or related services, if needed
provides equal-access to education comparable to the education
provided those students who are not disabled
provides services usually in the general education classroom
Correct Answer What is provided by 504?
Greek Correct Answer What origin are technical and scientific
words?
a plan, but not an IEP Correct Answer What is required under
504?
5 domains of language Correct Answer phonology, morphology,
syntax, semantics, pragmatics
accomodations Correct Answer changes within the general
classroom to enable students to keep up with the educational
program, such as reduced assignments, adapted test procedures,
and use of assistive technology
5 spelling rules Correct Answer FLOSS, rabbit, doubling,
dropping, changing
7th grade Correct Answer reading level adults need to reach to
function in society according to the Adult Literacy Council