1) Recognition of the visual symbol, symbol/sound correspondence, and blending sounds into a word are all part of... a) decoding b) literal comprehension c) encoding d) inferential comprehension 2) Which of the following is NOT a feature of Chall's Pre-reading Stage, ages 6 months to 6 years? a) Language appreciation b) Awareness of printed words c) Mastery of the alphabet and simple words d) sound symbol association 3) Which of the following are Greek elements? a) Eu, chloro b) ile, ine, ice c) cian, ciant d) all of the above 4) In which group do all the words contain three speech sounds? a) night, through, sawed b) play, gnaw, shut c) poor, sheep, thorn d) name, ought, meat 5) Current research regarding the brain and developmental dyslexia has led to the conclusion that... a) dyslexia is caused by a postnatal brain injury b) a lesion in the brain is at the root of dyslexia c) a "glitch" may have taken place during fetal development d) none of the above 6) An individual with dyslexia might experience delays in social development as demonstrated by... a) a lack of good judgment b) the inability to stick with a game c) erratic emotional behavior d) all of the above 7) Grade equivalent scores... a) are an equal-interval scale b) can be added and subtracted c) are not a dependable representation of progress d) cannot be included in a test report 8) The Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Education Battery is... a) a criterion referenced test b) an academic achievement test c) a norm referenced test d) B & C e) A&B 9) To teach syllable division, Mr. Smart first taught his students to recognize closed (or VC) syllables. He then showed the class words such as napkin, impact, and mascot and discussed accent. Later, he demonstrated how the words could be divided into two syllables. Finally, he gave the students syllables and asked them to construct words. This is an example of... a) discovery learning b) synthetic and analytic instruction c) synthetic instruction d) analytic instruction 10) Which item is true about a linguistics-based beginning reading approach? a) Reliance on trade books and magazines for reading material. b) Emphasis on prediction and guessing from context c) Learning to recognize word families, e.g., the "at" family (bat, cat, hat, etc.) d) Emphasis on decoding and blending sounds into words 11) Research by NICHD indicates that of the students with specific learning disabilities receiving special education services... a) 40-50% have a deficit in reading b) 70-80% have a deficit in reading c) 55-60 % have a deficit in reading d) 85-90% have a deficit in reading 12) According to the National Reading Panel Report (2000), which of the following represents the strongest indication of a reading disablity? a) a deficit in phonology b) a discrepancy between IQ and achievement c) a deficit in visual processing d) a delay in oral language development 13) A person who has, has a history of having, or is regarded as having an impairment that significantly limits one or more of life's major functions is entitled to benefits under... a) Section 504 of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) b) Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) c) both section 504 and IDEA d) neither section 504 nor IDEA 14) An appropriate education for a student with a disability under the Section 504regulations could consist of ... a) education in regular classrooms b) education in regular classes with supplementary services c) special education and related services d) all of the above 15) According to the IMSLEC & ALTA Code of Ethics, as an MSL teacher/therapist you should... a) provide reasonable expectations of student outcomes to students and parents b) use materials in teaching and workshops that bear the copyright of a colleague c) guarantee that your methodology is the only option for any student d) openly question the qualifications of a colleague 16) Your private student has reached all of the benchmarks you have administered throughout the curriculum. His parents want you to recommend placement for the coming school year. You should... a) tell the parents that another two years of working with you will guarantee his future success. b) give parents documentation of the services he has received from you and discuss gradual transition into the classroom. c) send all documentation on this student to his school and let them decide his placement d) dismiss the student with no recommendations 17) When writing a professional report... a) everything should be in third person b) everything should be in first person c) It' s okay to switch from first to third person

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