The exam consists of 70 multiple-choice questions, four4 focused educational problems and instructional tasks, three video packets and one case study 300 – 600 word response essay.
The RICA Written Exam contains questions on the following domains:
- Planning, Organizing and Managing reading Instruction Based on Ongoing Assessment – 10 multiple-choice questions
- Word Analysis – 24 multiple-choice questions, one 150-300 word response
- Fluency – 8 multiple-choice questions, one 75-125 word response
- Vocabulary, Academic, Language and Background Knowledge – 15 multiple-choice questions, one 75-125 word response
- Comprehension – 13 multiple-choice questions, one 150-300 word response
- Planning Organizing and Managing Reading Instruction Based on Ongoing Assessment
- Word Analysis
- Fluency
- Vocabulary, Academic Language & Background Knowledge
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
After reading a story aloud to his first-grade class, Mr. Jackson asks Jimmy, one of the students, to describe what happened in the story. Jimmy gives a good summary, but leaves out one of the main characters, so Mr. Jackson asks him some leading questions to stir his memory. This teaching strategy is called:
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
Students who need help with prosody...
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
How many words per day on average do children learn once they begin using single words?
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
What percentage of the words in an independent reading assignment must a student understand?
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
Midway through the year, a second-grade
teacher convenes a student success team to
plan additional support for a student who
is performing somewhat below grade-level
standards in reading. Other members of
the team include the student and her
parents, another teacher who works
closely with the student, and a school
administrator. In the context of
developing an improvement plan for the
student, which of the following pieces
of information would be most important
for the teacher to communicate to the
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
A second-grade teacher would like to plan
an activity to improve the reading rate of
two students who read at about the same
rate and level and are both automatic
readers. Which of the following activities
would best address the students' needs?CorrectIncorrect -
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
Which is an example of an ongoing assessment?
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
Use the context to decide what the meaning of the word facetious is:
Keesha was almost never serious. She annoyed people with her facetious comments despite her attempt at being funny. When Carlos said he failed algebra, she jokingly responded saying, 'I guess you're not smart enough.'
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
Function words such as to, the, and of are
most appropriately taught in the context of
which of the following areas of reading
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
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:CorrectIncorrect