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ALTA CALT Final Exam Newest 2025 Complete 200 Questions And Correct Answers (Verified Answers) |Already Graded A+
Which of the following statements is true for the individuals with disabilities education improvement act (IDEA) of 2004 (PL 108-446)? - ANSWER-It neither requires nor prohibits the use of a discrepancy between IQ score and achievement to determine SLD.
Which of these statements is true of formative assessments? - ANSWER-It is provided often to guide daily or weekly instruction.
Which of these statements is true of grade-equivalent scores? - ANSWER-They have unequal spaces between the scores, they correspond unevenly to norm-referenced scores, and they can change in large ways due to small movements in the raw data.
Executive function is defined by which three main components? - ANSWER-Cognitive flexibility, inhibitory control, and working memory
How is working memory defined? - ANSWER-The ability to hold information in mind while thinking about it-the so called "mental sketchpad" or "on-screen memory" 1 / 4
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Which learning behaviors reveal the learners use of executive function?
- ANSWER-Learning that involves understanding and using
multisensory information, learning that involves focusing attention, studying, and retaining information, and learning by following the example of another person
Why might learners who have difficulty with executive function experience lesser motivation to read? - ANSWER-They have difficulty with sustaining self-directed action to achieve a future goal
Which teaching strategies enhance executive function? - ANSWER- Visual, auditory, kinesthetic, print-oriented, and interactive experiences
Which of the following statements is true about assessment of executive function? - ANSWER-Testing may identify difficulties in paying attention, being persistent, and remembering. Testing may identify difficulties with organization, impulse control, and frustration. Testing may identify some reasons for academic underachievement.
What is difficulty with executive function? - ANSWER-A possible cognitive difference that distinguishes good readers from poor readers.
Why is instructional intensity important for learners with executive function difficulties? - ANSWER-Repeated, consistent, and intensive 2 / 4
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practice allows learners to learn strategies to retain information and inhibit forgetting.
Partially blocked sounds do which of the following? - ANSWER- Release the tongue, teeth or lips during production
A student misreads splint as split. What does a teacher do to build the student's accuracy? - ANSWER-Ask the student to name the letters in the word.
Which set of words contains two types of syllables? - ANSWER-Shirt, sheet, short, shout
A student struggles to read the word helpfulness. What should the teacher ask to build the student's accuracy? - ANSWER-Are there any prefixes or suffixes?
Which set of words contains all irregular words? - ANSWER-Heart, their, once, been
How many phonemes are in the word extinct? - ANSWER-Eight
Which spelling error would receive a 3 using the spelling rubric? - ANSWER-Tardee for tardy 3 / 4
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A student spells the word typhoon as tifoon. To promote spelling accuracy, the teacher does what? - ANSWER-Reminds the student that the word is of Greek origin
How many words in this sentence follow the most frequent and reliable spelling patters for a sound with more than one spelling? Such clever kids kept the kite in the sky. - ANSWER-Five
How many spelling rules are represented in this sentence? The silly woman was hitting the flies with a hammer. - ANSWER-Four
How do periodic tune-ups in manuscript and/or cursive, in which students practice writing the alphabet from memory, benefit students? - ANSWER-Without periodic practice, handwriting becomes less legible and/or more efforful
What are reasons teaching handwriting has value? - ANSWER-Other people can more easily read what a student has written. It helps in letter recognition that relates to reading. Teacher judge performance more positively.
What are the lessons to be learned from research for handwriting? - ANSWER-Handwriting enhances letter recognition and leads to improved word reading. Cursive writing link letters into word spelling units. Handwriting as a tool in written language enhances learning.
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