RICA SUBTEST TWO 2026 CORE CONTENT
LEARNING SCRIPT
◉ Conversational vocabulary (Tier 1). Answer: Informal language:
most basic, everyday speech that is familiar to students
◉ Academic Vocabulary (Tier 2). Answer: Formal language: high
frequency words that are found in many different subject discipline
(Ex. examine, identify, authority)
◉ Content Specific Vocabulary (Tier 3). Answer: Subject specific
vocabulary: found in science, math, social studies (ex. hypothesis,
photosynthesis)
◉ Systematic Explicit Instruction. Answer: High structure and
sequenced instruction
Needs to be very interactive
◉ Matthew Effect. Answer: "Rich get richer and the poor get poorer"
The gap between strong and weak readers will only widen when no
one is catching any literacy difficulties and students are not
receiving proper instruction
,◉ 3 types of vocabulary practice. Answer: deliberate, spaced, and
retrieval
- goes well with "I do, we do, you do", modeling and instruction
◉ Wide reading. Answer: Reading a wide variety of genres, styles,
and purposes
Will expose students to more reading and will help them learn more
vocabulary
◉ Cognates. Answer: Words that look similar and have the same
meaning in two languages. (good to connect with for ELs)
◉ Semantics. Answer: Meanings of words, phrases, and sentences
◉ Morphology. Answer: The structure and form of words (affixes
and roots)
◉ Listening Vocabulary. Answer: words you understand when
listening to others speak.
◉ Speaking Vocabulary. Answer: words you use when you talk.
smaller than listening vocabulary
◉ Writing Vocabulary. Answer: words you use when you write.
, ◉ sight vocabulary. Answer: words that a child can immediately
recognize and pronounce correctly while reading
◉ Meaning Vocabulary. Answer: words you understand when
reading silently.
◉ background knowledge. Answer: Reader's knowledge about the
topic
- Students will have a harder time comprehending what they have
read if they lack essential background knowledge
◉ The Role of vocabulary in Fluency. Answer: knowing the meaning
of words will help in achievement of swift and accurate word
recognition
◉ Role of vocabulary and reading comprehension. Answer: Students
vocabulary is key indicator and predictor of Students understanding
of what they are reading
(Comprehension = being able to explain words and their meanings)
◉ Role of Academic Language and Comprehension. Answer: If there
is a lack of proficiency with academic language that can prevent
proper comprehension
LEARNING SCRIPT
◉ Conversational vocabulary (Tier 1). Answer: Informal language:
most basic, everyday speech that is familiar to students
◉ Academic Vocabulary (Tier 2). Answer: Formal language: high
frequency words that are found in many different subject discipline
(Ex. examine, identify, authority)
◉ Content Specific Vocabulary (Tier 3). Answer: Subject specific
vocabulary: found in science, math, social studies (ex. hypothesis,
photosynthesis)
◉ Systematic Explicit Instruction. Answer: High structure and
sequenced instruction
Needs to be very interactive
◉ Matthew Effect. Answer: "Rich get richer and the poor get poorer"
The gap between strong and weak readers will only widen when no
one is catching any literacy difficulties and students are not
receiving proper instruction
,◉ 3 types of vocabulary practice. Answer: deliberate, spaced, and
retrieval
- goes well with "I do, we do, you do", modeling and instruction
◉ Wide reading. Answer: Reading a wide variety of genres, styles,
and purposes
Will expose students to more reading and will help them learn more
vocabulary
◉ Cognates. Answer: Words that look similar and have the same
meaning in two languages. (good to connect with for ELs)
◉ Semantics. Answer: Meanings of words, phrases, and sentences
◉ Morphology. Answer: The structure and form of words (affixes
and roots)
◉ Listening Vocabulary. Answer: words you understand when
listening to others speak.
◉ Speaking Vocabulary. Answer: words you use when you talk.
smaller than listening vocabulary
◉ Writing Vocabulary. Answer: words you use when you write.
, ◉ sight vocabulary. Answer: words that a child can immediately
recognize and pronounce correctly while reading
◉ Meaning Vocabulary. Answer: words you understand when
reading silently.
◉ background knowledge. Answer: Reader's knowledge about the
topic
- Students will have a harder time comprehending what they have
read if they lack essential background knowledge
◉ The Role of vocabulary in Fluency. Answer: knowing the meaning
of words will help in achievement of swift and accurate word
recognition
◉ Role of vocabulary and reading comprehension. Answer: Students
vocabulary is key indicator and predictor of Students understanding
of what they are reading
(Comprehension = being able to explain words and their meanings)
◉ Role of Academic Language and Comprehension. Answer: If there
is a lack of proficiency with academic language that can prevent
proper comprehension
