What steps should an academic language therapist take if a local school district reaches out requesting the records of a former student?

Receive written consent from the adult student, or from the parent or legal guardian of the minor student.

How can the following communication between an Academic Language Therapist and a teacher be revised and improved? Melissa can understand 2nd grade level text that is read to her and she does not attempt to read unfamiliar words on her own and she looks at the teacher and says, "I don't know."

Melissa can understand 2nd grade level text that is read to her. However, she does not attempt to read unfamiliar words on her own. Instead, she looks at the teacher and says, "I don't know."

Research suggests that the defining characteristic of dyslexia is that a student does what?

Has difficulties with the phonology of language

Impairments in phonemic awareness skills in kindergarteners will do which of the following? Resolve themselves over time, Be remediated in later grades, Persist without explicit instruction, Affect decoding but not spelling

Persist without explicit instruction

Research studies have identified differences between the brains of individuals with and without reading disability (dyslexia). Which of the following has not been reported regarding students with dyslexia? Potential weaknesses in anatomical connectivity patterns have been identified. Functional brain activation patterns become more normalized after Structured Literacy intervention. During reading, there is hypoactivation within brain areas involved in articulation and naming. The process of multisensory integration occurs at a slower rate.

During reading, there is hypoactivation within brain areas involved in articulation and naming.

Regarding the efficacy of the use of multisensory instructional strategies, which of the following is true? Researchers have documented the efficacy of multisensory instructional strategies. Researchers have studied the efficacy of multisensory instructional strategies. The National Reading Panel recommended the use of multisensory instructional strategies. The National Reading Panel identified the best multisensory methodology for teaching phonics.

Researchers have studied the efficacy of multisensory instructional strategies.

Which is an example that demonstrates a student’s understanding of English morphology? Options: Knowing the multiple spellings for /ɑ/ and how to make an informed choice, Knowing that fine, the base in the words finish and definite, means “to end”, Knowing that the sentence “He the hamburger delicious ate” is grammatically incorrect, Knowing that the definition of the word left varies depending on context

Knowing that fine, the base in the words finish and definite, means “to end”

The Triple Word Form Theory relates to the integration of which three components of language?

Phonology, orthography, and morphology

Which statement best describes how different regions of the brain activate during various kinds of language tasks (listening, speaking, reading, writing)?

Different kinds of tasks involve activation in some of the same regions as well as some regions unique to the specific task.

Results of the National Reading Panel study indicated which of the following? Systematic phonics instruction produced better growth in reading than all types of non-systematic or nonphonics instruction. Balanced literacy instruction produced better growth in reading than all types of phonics instruction. Direct meaning-based word identification instruction produced better growth in reading than all types of phonics instruction. Use of the three-cueing systems produced better growth in reading than all other types of instruction.

Systematic phonics instruction produced better growth in reading than all types of non-systematic or nonphonics instruction.

Which is an example of synthetic instruction? Teaching how to segment the word sheep into phonemes: sheep = /sh/ /ē/ /p/, Teaching how to determine the morphemes in incredible: in- + cred- + -ible, Teaching how to blend phonemes together to pronounce a word: /b/ + /l/ + /e/ + /n/ + /d/ = blend, Teaching how to pronounce the word cucumber in syllables: cucumber - /kū/ /kum/ /ber/

Teaching how to blend phonemes together to pronounce a word: /b/ + /l/ + /e/ + /n/ + /d/ = blend

What are two ways in which executive function influences language performance? When planning remarks, When monitoring the reaction of the listener, When deciding what to say, When choosing which words to use

When monitoring the reaction of the listener

How does impaired language functioning affect executive functioning?

Impaired word retrieval negatively affects verbal mediation, makes it harder to plan and execute responses in a timely manner, and results in fewer words available to represent key ideas.

Language pragmatics is focused on what?

The purposes and intentions with which we use and understand language orally and in print

How would you describe the language that teachers use?

It must be consciously planned and chosen, presented at the level of the learner, accompanied by examples and experiences, and have the intent of teaching content and teaching how to learn it.

Which is not a purpose of learning centers in the early childhood classroom? Learning centers give teachers a chance to step away from the activities in the class. Learning centers give children opportunities to explore areas of their own interest. Learning centers promote small-group interaction. Learning centers lead to more complex and meaningful play and work by the children.

Learning centers give teachers a chance to step away from the activities in the class.

Which is an example of an open-ended question that promotes oral awareness? Options: Point to the building., Where do you think it came from?, Did you have fun building that?, Where are the petals on this flower?

Where do you think it came from?

Which is a true statement about print awareness?

It helps children distinguish oral and printed messages.

Which is a true statement about assessments in early childhood? They include both formal and informal tools for teachers to use.

They include both formal and informal tools for teachers to use.

Letter-name knowledge in beginning grades is one of the most reliable predictors of what in middle and high school?

Reading achievement, Comprehension, Spelling ability, Decoding ability

What is a major source of reading difficulty for students with dyslexia? Options: Difficulty with visual memory, Difficulty associating a letter’s name with the sound it represents., Visual perception—seeing letters backward, Difficulty with motor skills, All of the above

Difficulty associating a letter’s name with the sound it represents.

Guided discovery learning involves which of the following? Leading students to discover the information through Socratic questioning, The student becoming the teacher for other students, Using motor skills to develop learning, Using multisensory learning, None of the above

Leading students to discover the information through Socratic questioning

Unitization in Ehri’s stages of reading theory refers to what?

Seeing familiar letter sequences as belonging together

What is a typical developmental sequence of phonological awareness?

Syllable segmentation, initial sound isolation, sound segmentation of single-syllable words, and sound deletion.

What is the phonemic awareness skill expectation for students leaving first grade, according to state standards?

Isolate and identify the phonemes in CCVC words

For children entering kindergarten, what phonemic awareness skill is a strong predictive indicator of later literacy learning in the primary grades? Options: Phoneme segmentation of single-syllable words, Deletion of phonemes, Production of rhyming words, Initial phoneme isolation and identification

Initial phoneme isolation and identification

Which phonemic awareness task should be included in a screening assessment for kindergarten students? Options: A phoneme-reversal task of two-syllable words, A syllable-blending task of familiar words, A phoneme-segmenting task of single-syllable words, A deletion task of final consonant sounds

A phoneme-segmenting task of single-syllable words

A screening tool for older students should measure which phonemic awareness skills? Syllable segmenting and blending, Rhyme matching and production, Phoneme segmenting and blending, Phoneme deletion and substitution

Phoneme deletion and substitution

What is the impact on student learning when phonemic awareness instruction is included in the early grades?

More students experience success learning to read and write, fewer students will need higher levels of literacy instruction, and more students will achieve expected literacy learning outcomes.

Which of these statements is true of face validity? Options: It is always required before using a test., It is highly correlated with reliability., It is sometimes misleading because it refers simply to whether a test appears to measure something., It is more important than criterion validity., It is more important than construct validity.

It is sometimes misleading because it refers simply to whether a test appears to measure something.

Which of the following statements is true for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004 (PL 108-446)? Options: It requires the use of response to intervention (RTI) to determine the presence of a specific learning disability (SLD). It neither requires nor prohibits the use of a discrepancy between IQ score and achievement to determine SLD. It requires the use of a discrepancy between IQ score and achievement to determine the presence of a SLD. It does not mention methods of identifying SLDs. It mentions only dyslexia.

It neither requires nor prohibits the use of a discrepancy between IQ score and achievement to determine SLD.

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Which of the following consonant phonemes require the use of the lips for articulation? /sh/, /y/, and /n/, /p/, /m/, and /f/, /th/, /d/, and /s/, /k/, /ng/, and /h/

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/p/, /m/, and /f/

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A middle school student is unfamiliar with the meaning of the word anthropomorphic. What linguistic knowledge would best enable the student to understand this word?

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morphology

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What is the rationale for teaching pragmatics through the use of oral language to prepare students to comprehend text?

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Teaching pragmatics through oral language may positively impact a student's understanding of implied meaning in written language.

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In addition to phonological processing, which of the following is an essential component of an effective evaluation for dyslexia? intelligence, visual processing, math skills, spelling

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spelling

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Under IDEA, “Specific Learning Disability” is an identifiable category of disability with eight academic domains. Dyslexia is included as one condition under the SLD umbrella ensuring which of the following for students with an identification under IDEA: a 504 Plan, eligibility for special education and related services, reevaluation before a significant change in placement, protection under civil rights law?

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eligibility for special education and related services

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Which subtype of executive function that includes the capabilities of processing, storage, and retrieval impacts the decoding difficulty seen with dyslexia?

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working memory

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Which of the following factors interrelate to affect overall reading comprehension achievement?
Options: vocabulary and oral expression, language comprehension and decoding, phonological awareness and expressive language, spelling and syntax

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language comprehension and decoding

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