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Chall's /Pre- reading /Stage /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /A /developmental /stage /for /children /ages / 6 /months /to / 6 /years /that /includes /features /such /as /sound /symbol /association. Phoneme /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Smallest /Unit /of /sound /in /a /spoken /word. Morphology /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /The /linguistic /knowledge /that /would /best /enable /a /student /to /understand /the /word /anthropomorphic. Teaching /Pragmatics /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Teaching /pragmatics
/through /oral /language /may /positively /impact /a /student's /understanding /of /implied /meaning /in /written /language. Three /Speech /Sounds /Group /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /A /group /of /words /that /contain /three /speech /sounds, /such /as /night /through /sawed. Developmental /Dyslexia /Research /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Current /research /has /led /to /the /conclusion /that /a /'glitch' /may /have /taken /place /during /fetal /development. Social /Development /Delays /in /Dyslexia /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /An /individual /with /dyslexia
Informal /Assessment /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /The /type /of /assessment /a /teacher /should /give /to /a /student /making /A's /and /B's /but /is /a /slow /reader /due /to /reading /difficulties. Criterion-Referenced /Test /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /The /Woodcock-Johnson /Psycho- Education /Battery /is /an /academic /achievement /test /that /is /criterion-referenced. Grade /Equivalent /Scores /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Grade /equivalent /scores /are /not /a /dependable /representation /of /progress. Individual /Education /Plan /(IEP) /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /An /IEP /for /a /student /identified /with /a /learning /disability /does /not /include /a /prescription /for /a /specific /intervention. Informal /Screening /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ / A /brief /assessment /that /identifies /students /who /may /need /additional /testing /or /alternative /instruction.
Conner's /Rating /Scales /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Used /to /measure /Attention /Deficit /Hyperactivity /Disorder. Entitlement /to /Benefits /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ / A /person /with /an /impairment /that /significantly /limits /one /or /more /of /life's /major /functions /is /entitled /to /benefits /under /both /Section / 504 /and /IDEA. Reading /Disability /Indicator /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /According /to /the /National /Reading /Panel
/commission /rebate /or /any /other /form /of /remuneration /for /the /referral /of /students /for /therapy. Student /Placement /Recommendation /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /If / a /private /student /has /reached /all /benchmarks, /you /should /give /parents /documentation /of /the /services /he /has /received /and /discuss /gradual /transition /into /the /classroom. IMSLEC / & /ALTA /Codes /of /Ethics /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /As /an /MSL /teacher/therapist, /you /should /provide /reasonable /expectations /of /student /outcomes /to /students /& /parents. Code /of /Ethics /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Fees /for /services /to /clients /will /be /set /by /training /courses. Ethical /advice /to /Mr. /Smith /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Advise /Mr. /Smith /that /you /are /not /yet /fully /qualified.
Recall /item /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Requires /the /examinee /to /remember /specific /information. Example /of /recall /item /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Parts /of /speech /and /sentence /structure /belong /in /which /language /domain?: /Syntax. Application /item /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Requires /the /examinee /to /make /use /of /knowledge. Example /of /application /item /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Errors /such /as /'hav' /for /'have' /and /'hors' /for /'horse' /indicate /a /student /would /benefit /from /instruction /in /orthographic /patterns. Instructional /needs /for /misreading /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Identify /the /syllable /type. Consonant /phonemes /requiring /lips /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ //p/, //m/, /and //f/.
/written /consent /from /the /adult /student /or /from /the /parent /or /legal /guardian /of /the /minor /student. Linguistics- based /beginning /reading /approach /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Learning /to /recognize /word /families /(bat, /cat, /hat). Syllable /division /instruction /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Synthetic /and /analytic /instruction. Characteristics /of /decodable /text /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Controlled /reading /and /spelling /vocabulary. Importance /of /repeating /information /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Essential /to /ensure /automaticity. Research /on /phonological /awareness /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Isabelle /Liberman. Scientifically /based /research /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Is /replicated /and /longitudinal. Specific /Learning /Disabilities /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /70-80% /have /deficit /in /reading Rapid /letter /naming /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /The /key /to /automatic /word /recognition Decoding /and /encoding /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Refers /to /applying /the /skills /of /analytic /and /synthetic /learning
Decoding /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Recognition /of /the /visual /symbol, /symbol/sound /correspondence /and /blending /sounds /into /a /word Effective /handwriting /instruction /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Includes /teaching /the /correct /pencil /grip /and /formation /of /each /letter NICHD /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /National /Institute /of /Child /Health /and /Human /Development ALTA /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Academic /Language /Therapy /Association IMSLEC /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /International /Multisensory /Structured /Education /Council MSL /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Multisensory /Structured /Language ALTA /members /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Shall /maintain /the /highest /standards /of /Integrity- clinical /competence /and /responsibility /in /their /professional /interaction /with /their /students Procedural /Safeguards /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /The /right /of /parents /of /a /child /with /disabilities /to /receive /notice /of /changes /in /the /child's /education /program /and /to /pursue /a /hearing /if /there /is /a /disagreement
/Difficulty /with /certain /cognitive /skills, /including /disorganization /of /time /and /use /of /materials /and /difficulty /narrowing /a /topic SQ3R /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /A /reading /comprehension /strategy: /Question, /Read, /Recite, /Review Assistive /technology /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Equipment /or /products /used /by /individuals /with /disabilities /to /improve /functioning Section / 504 /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Federal /legislation /through /which /services /can /be /provided /for /students /with /disabilities /who /are /performing
/well /and /who /no /longer /need /special /education /or /related /services /but /instead /need /only /reasonable /accommodations FAPE /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Free /and /Appropriate /Education Americans /with /Disabilities /Act /(ADA) /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Federal /law /that /protects /the /rights /of /people /with /disabilities Three /federal /laws /relating /to /dyslexia /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /IDEA /- /Individuals /with /Disabilities /Education /Act, /Section / 504 /of /the /Rehab /Act /of /1973, /ADA /- /Americans /with /Disabilities /Act, /amended / 2009
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/Save /Our /Spelling /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /A /multisensory /procedure /for /teaching /word /spelling /which /is /based /on /the /Orton- Gillingham-Childs /techniques Synthetic /approach /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Part /(letters) /to /whole /words /(bottom /up) Analytical /approach /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Whole /to /part /(Top-Down) Interactive /Theory /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Readers /simultaneously /initiate /word /identification /and /predict /meaning; /these /are /reciprocal /events. Bottom- Up /Theory /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Emphasis /on /the /subprocesses /of /the /reading /act /and /its /contention /that /many /of /these /subprocesses, /such /as /letter /and /word /identification, /must /become /automatic /in /order /for /readers /to /be /fluent.
Psycholinguistic /guessing /game /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Kenneth /Goodman /and /Frank /Smith- language /is /irregular, /teaching /phonics /amounts /to /no /more /than /guessing. Top-Down /theory /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Goodman /and /Smith. VAKT /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Visual, /Auditory, /Kinesthetic/ /Tactile. Explicit /instruction /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Direct, /purposeful /instruction. Systematic /and /cumulative /instruction /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Teaching /with /a /logical /order /of /introduction /of /concepts /that /progress /from /easiest /to /more /difficult. Prescriptive /teaching /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Individualized /teaching /based /on /needs. Diagnostic /teaching /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Teaching /that /is /informed /by /a /continual /assessment /of /student /needs. Direct /instruction /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Instruction /in /which /concepts /are /explicitly /taught.
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/Wide /Range /Achievement /Test /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Brief /achievement /test /measuring /reading /recognition, /spelling, /arithmetic /computation. PALS /- /Phonological /Awareness /Literacy /Screening /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Comprehensive /assessment /of /a /child's /early /literacy /fundamentals /that /are /predictive /of /future /reading /success. PAST /- /Phonological /Awareness /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /An /informal, /diagnostic, /individually /administered /assessment /tool /to
/help /teachers /determine /the /point /of /instruction /for /students /and /to /monitor /progress /in /phonological /awareness /skills. DIBELS /- /Dynamic /Indicators /of /Basic /Literacy /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Screening /for /Naming /Letters // /Phonological /Awareness // /Reading /nonsense /and /real /words // /Reading /Fluency // /Reading /Comprehension. Formative /data /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Data /that /provides /information /about /knowledge /to /be /applied /to /short- term /goals, /collected /during /instruction /through /instructional /activities, /homework; /used /to /adjust /instructional /practices /in /an /effort /to /maximize /student /learning. Summative /data /- /correct /answer(s) / ✔✔ /Data /that /provides /information /about /knowledge /to /be /applied /to /long- term,
