RICA Subtest 2 Exams (Latest 2024/ 2025 Updates
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While working one-on-one with a student, the teacher administers a nonsense word
test. Which of the following skills is the teacher most likely trying to assess? -
ANSWERPhonics
Used to determine students' letter-sound relationships
What question(s) could be asked during literature circles to encourage students to
evaluate the author's word choices? - ANSWERHow did the descriptive language
used in this chapter help you visualize the setting?
When students are given two texts on the same subject, one persuasive and one
informative, what approach would be most helpful to determining purpose? -
ANSWERDetermine whether each topic sentence is a claim or factual statement.
Which of the following best describes the difference between a consonant digraph
and a consonant blend? - ANSWERConsonant digraphs form a new sound, whereas
consonant blends retain the letters' original sounds while blending them together.
students will take the facts and vocabulary they learned from reading the textbook
chapter and complete an outline for a compare-and-contrast essay. This additional
step will help develop students' reading skills by: - ANSWERteaching them how to
articulate a text's main ideas and corresponding supporting details.
A fifth-grade teacher has asked her class to collect interesting and unfamiliar words
from their independent reading. At least once a week, the students are given the
opportunity to share the words with their classmates. What does the teacher intend
to develop with this activity? - ANSWERword consciousness
encourages curiosity about words.
This multimedia project is most likely to improve students' reading skills by helping
them - ANSWERuse new vocabulary they have learned in multiple ways.
A sixth-grade teacher is demonstrating to her students the importance of
conventional spelling and its relationship to success in reading and writing. Which of
the following is a good strategy for her to use with her students? - ANSWERShow
examples of how spelling mistakes can confuse the meaning of sentences.
Pragmatics - ANSWERthe study of language in its use.
(not structure)
, How does speaking vocabulary differ from reading vocabulary? - ANSWERPeople
encounter a wider variety of words and more advanced vocabulary when they read
and use a larger scope of words when they write.
consonant digraph - ANSWERa consonant cluster that makes only one sound
sh, ch, th, wh, ph
reading comprehension types - ANSWERliteral, inferential, evaluative
Matthew Effect - ANSWERThe gap between high achieving and low achieving readers
widens.
4 components of vocab instruction - ANSWERdirect instruction
independent word-learning strategies
word consciousness
wide reading
what's an important limitation of teaching students to rely on context as their
primary strategy for determining the meaning of unfamiliar words in text? -
ANSWERexplicit context clues about a words meaning are not very common in most
texts, implicit contextual clues require students to apply background knowledge they
lack
4th grade class on deserts. formed small groups and make a list of everything they
know abt deserts. teacher organizes in a web. creating a web is likely to promote
students ability to retain and use info they read abt a topic by: - ANSWERHelping
students learn to use categories to organize their thinking about the topic
Lately, when choosing a book to read, a third grader who reads at grade level always
selects books from a series that is written in a very formulaic style that does little to
extend his conceptual or language development. The teacher's best response to this
behavior would be to: - ANSWERprovide the student with books with similar themes
or on similar topics that are more challenging for him
A fifth-grade teacher is planning a multidisciplinary unit on water pollution. Which of
the following statements best describes an important advantage of using a cross-
curricular approach such as this unit to promote students' reading development? -
ANSWERReading instruction that integrates a variety of related texts promotes deep
processing of new vocabulary through multiple exposures to key words and
concepts.
A teacher substitutes blank spaces for several nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
in an appropriate level text and asks students to determine reasonable and logical
words to complete each blank. This technique is an informal assessment of students
English language structure it requires them to: - ANSWERselect appropriate words
based on their grammatical function as well as on their meaning.
STUDY BUNDLE PACKAGE WITH SOLUTIONS) Qs & As|
100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)
While working one-on-one with a student, the teacher administers a nonsense word
test. Which of the following skills is the teacher most likely trying to assess? -
ANSWERPhonics
Used to determine students' letter-sound relationships
What question(s) could be asked during literature circles to encourage students to
evaluate the author's word choices? - ANSWERHow did the descriptive language
used in this chapter help you visualize the setting?
When students are given two texts on the same subject, one persuasive and one
informative, what approach would be most helpful to determining purpose? -
ANSWERDetermine whether each topic sentence is a claim or factual statement.
Which of the following best describes the difference between a consonant digraph
and a consonant blend? - ANSWERConsonant digraphs form a new sound, whereas
consonant blends retain the letters' original sounds while blending them together.
students will take the facts and vocabulary they learned from reading the textbook
chapter and complete an outline for a compare-and-contrast essay. This additional
step will help develop students' reading skills by: - ANSWERteaching them how to
articulate a text's main ideas and corresponding supporting details.
A fifth-grade teacher has asked her class to collect interesting and unfamiliar words
from their independent reading. At least once a week, the students are given the
opportunity to share the words with their classmates. What does the teacher intend
to develop with this activity? - ANSWERword consciousness
encourages curiosity about words.
This multimedia project is most likely to improve students' reading skills by helping
them - ANSWERuse new vocabulary they have learned in multiple ways.
A sixth-grade teacher is demonstrating to her students the importance of
conventional spelling and its relationship to success in reading and writing. Which of
the following is a good strategy for her to use with her students? - ANSWERShow
examples of how spelling mistakes can confuse the meaning of sentences.
Pragmatics - ANSWERthe study of language in its use.
(not structure)
, How does speaking vocabulary differ from reading vocabulary? - ANSWERPeople
encounter a wider variety of words and more advanced vocabulary when they read
and use a larger scope of words when they write.
consonant digraph - ANSWERa consonant cluster that makes only one sound
sh, ch, th, wh, ph
reading comprehension types - ANSWERliteral, inferential, evaluative
Matthew Effect - ANSWERThe gap between high achieving and low achieving readers
widens.
4 components of vocab instruction - ANSWERdirect instruction
independent word-learning strategies
word consciousness
wide reading
what's an important limitation of teaching students to rely on context as their
primary strategy for determining the meaning of unfamiliar words in text? -
ANSWERexplicit context clues about a words meaning are not very common in most
texts, implicit contextual clues require students to apply background knowledge they
lack
4th grade class on deserts. formed small groups and make a list of everything they
know abt deserts. teacher organizes in a web. creating a web is likely to promote
students ability to retain and use info they read abt a topic by: - ANSWERHelping
students learn to use categories to organize their thinking about the topic
Lately, when choosing a book to read, a third grader who reads at grade level always
selects books from a series that is written in a very formulaic style that does little to
extend his conceptual or language development. The teacher's best response to this
behavior would be to: - ANSWERprovide the student with books with similar themes
or on similar topics that are more challenging for him
A fifth-grade teacher is planning a multidisciplinary unit on water pollution. Which of
the following statements best describes an important advantage of using a cross-
curricular approach such as this unit to promote students' reading development? -
ANSWERReading instruction that integrates a variety of related texts promotes deep
processing of new vocabulary through multiple exposures to key words and
concepts.
A teacher substitutes blank spaces for several nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
in an appropriate level text and asks students to determine reasonable and logical
words to complete each blank. This technique is an informal assessment of students
English language structure it requires them to: - ANSWERselect appropriate words
based on their grammatical function as well as on their meaning.
