RICA Subtest 1 Questions And Answers 2023/2025
Whole to Part Methods - ANS-Phonics instruction method- sentence, word, sound for each sentence. ex:
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Assessing phonics and sight words - ANS-First in isolation, then in context.
Isolation- teacher presents student with list of words and student reads them.
Context- student reads part of a story while teacher records a list of miscues and looks for sound-symbol
patterns that are missed repeatedly
Differentiating Phonics Instruction - ANS-For ELLs- use transferable knowledge from their first language
and explicitly teach sounds and meanings that do not transfer
For struggling readers- focus on key phonics and high frequency words. Slow down the pace of
instruction, reteach skills that are lacking, use concrete examples, and provide additional practice
For advanced learners- increase pace and/or complexity of instruction. Build on existing knowledge or
skills.
Phonemic awareness elements - ANS-Identifying, blending, and segmenting sounds
phonological awareness - ANS-identifying and manipulating units of oral language. Parts such as words,
onset and rime, syllables
Phonemic Awareness - ANS-The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate the individual sounds,
phonemes, in oral language.
Word concepts - ANS-Word boundaries and capital letters
Letters that tend to lag - ANS-P, b, d, q. Look visually similar, children overgeneralize the idea that no
matter how you turn something, the thing is still the same, for some children, sense of sight is
insufficient. Use multiple senses
Language Experience Approach (LEA) - ANS-Uses students' words to create a text that becomes material
for a reading lesson. Ex- student draws a photo and tells you what they drew, you write the sentence.
Teachers have children follow along with fingers as they read aloud. Teaches directionality and tracking
of print. Creates text that is of interest to students and based on their personal experiences.
Environmental print - ANS-signs, labels, and other print found in the community
Trace and say method - ANS-Is kinesthetic, metacognitive, multisensory. Ex - trace P while saying,
"down, up, and around"
Elkonin Boxes - ANS-a strategy for segmenting sounds in a word that involves drawing a box to represent
each sound in a word.
When should students be fluent readers? - ANS-Exit criteria for third grade
1st grade fluency and deciding - ANS-Letters sound correspondence and onset rime
Second grade fluency and decoding - ANS-Phonics generalizations
Alphabetic principle - ANS-the understanding that there are systematic and predictable relationships
between written letters and spoken sounds
Phonics generalizations - ANS-phonics rules that are taught to emerging readers to help them learn
letter combination sounds to increase reading and spelling ability. Ex- silent e rule, doubling consonants
hop -> hopping
open syllable - ANS-
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