RICA Vocabulary Words With Solutions
affix - A bound (nonword) morpheme that changes the meaning or grammatical function
of a root or stem to which it is affixed
Ex. prefix ad- and suffix -ing
alphabetic principle - Assumption underlying alphabetic writing systems that each
speech sound or phoneme of a language should have its own distinctive graphic
representation (a letter or group of letters)
analytic phonics - a whole-to-part approach to word study in which the student is first
taught a number of sight words and then relevant phonic generalizations, which are
then applied to other words (deductive phonics)
auditory blending - the ability to fuse discrete phonemes into recognizable spoken
words
auditory discrimination-the ability to hear phonetic likeness and differences in
phonemes and words and to distinguish among those sounds
automaticity-the ability to recognize a word or series of words in text effortlessly and
rapidly
auditory processing - Question the totality of mental activity involved in responding to
auditory stimuli, particularly sounds, and in reflecting upon their meanings in relation to
prior experience and to their future use
basal reading program - Question a set of pupil texts/workbooks, teacher's manuals,
ancillary materials used in the development of reading/LA and sometimes writing
, lessons
primarily used in the elementary/middle grades
blend - Answer (v) to mix the phonemes for letters to say a word
(v) to decode
(n) the occurrence of two or more consonants together in a word, yet each of the
phonemes stay separate to the phoneme
comprehension - Answer the reason and ultimate goal for reading
ability to derive meaning from what is read
hierarchy: concrete --> abstract
includes levels: literal, inferential, analytical, evaluative (lower-order --> higher-order)
concepts of print - Answer familiarity with print conventions, such as reading L to R, T to
B
the direction of print on a page
the use of spaces to denote words
the idea that print represents words and punctuation
affix - A bound (nonword) morpheme that changes the meaning or grammatical function
of a root or stem to which it is affixed
Ex. prefix ad- and suffix -ing
alphabetic principle - Assumption underlying alphabetic writing systems that each
speech sound or phoneme of a language should have its own distinctive graphic
representation (a letter or group of letters)
analytic phonics - a whole-to-part approach to word study in which the student is first
taught a number of sight words and then relevant phonic generalizations, which are
then applied to other words (deductive phonics)
auditory blending - the ability to fuse discrete phonemes into recognizable spoken
words
auditory discrimination-the ability to hear phonetic likeness and differences in
phonemes and words and to distinguish among those sounds
automaticity-the ability to recognize a word or series of words in text effortlessly and
rapidly
auditory processing - Question the totality of mental activity involved in responding to
auditory stimuli, particularly sounds, and in reflecting upon their meanings in relation to
prior experience and to their future use
basal reading program - Question a set of pupil texts/workbooks, teacher's manuals,
ancillary materials used in the development of reading/LA and sometimes writing
, lessons
primarily used in the elementary/middle grades
blend - Answer (v) to mix the phonemes for letters to say a word
(v) to decode
(n) the occurrence of two or more consonants together in a word, yet each of the
phonemes stay separate to the phoneme
comprehension - Answer the reason and ultimate goal for reading
ability to derive meaning from what is read
hierarchy: concrete --> abstract
includes levels: literal, inferential, analytical, evaluative (lower-order --> higher-order)
concepts of print - Answer familiarity with print conventions, such as reading L to R, T to
B
the direction of print on a page
the use of spaces to denote words
the idea that print represents words and punctuation
