RICA SUBTEST 1 2025
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION 1
A teacher conducts an assessment of a student's oral reading and accuracy, this
type of assessment would best be used to determine whether the student can -
ANSWERS-decode text automatically
QUESTION 2
Students in a first grade class have mastered decoding regular CVCC words by
sounding out and blending the individual sounds of the words decoding
instructions for students.. what is the next step for students' instruction? -
ANSWERS-teaching regular ccvc and cvvc
QUESTION 3
Teacher is trying to give words to a student moving from semi phonetic to phonetic
spelling. What kind of words should be given? - ANSWERS-cvc words sound
patterns such as Fun, sit
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QUESTION 4
A first grade teacher notices one of her students is having difficulty during a
variety of phonological awareness activities. Which instructional strategies are
likely to be most effective in addressing phonemic awareness weakness? -
ANSWERS-Practicing alliteration, rhyming, blending and segmentation
QUESTION 5
While listening to students read, a second grade teacher notices that students are
struggling when approaching multisyllabic words. Which of the following is the
teacher's most effective response to help students transfer the knowledge of reading
single-syllable words to reading words with multiple syllables? - ANSWERS-
divide multi syllabic words into single syllable words
QUESTION 6
What are the rules for the sound of the consonant and consonant diagraph? -
ANSWERS-sounds of consonants depend on the vowel that comes after
QUESTION 7
Once a student has mastered short vowel cvc words what should be focused on
next - ANSWERS-CVCC
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QUESTION 8
The student is writing/or reading a few words and he made mistakes with "ch" and
"sh" which skill is the student needing help with: There was a chart with about 9
words. I can't remember the words but he had spelled the first couple of words
right and the bottom words were wrong - ANSWERS-consonant diagraphs
QUESTION 9
(Domain 1, competency 2) A first grade teacher notices one of her students in
struggling with reading. He is in the lowest achieving group. The teacher has tried
some strategies to improve his reading but seems to make no progress. The next
step the teacher should take in working with the student is to? - ANSWERS-assess
his reading and target instruction to meet identified skills needs
QUESTION 10
A kindergarten student recognizes letters and their sounds but struggles to decode
them in words when tested on phonemic awareness. What strategy will help the
student to decode? - ANSWERS-blending or sound blending
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ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION 1
A teacher conducts an assessment of a student's oral reading and accuracy, this
type of assessment would best be used to determine whether the student can -
ANSWERS-decode text automatically
QUESTION 2
Students in a first grade class have mastered decoding regular CVCC words by
sounding out and blending the individual sounds of the words decoding
instructions for students.. what is the next step for students' instruction? -
ANSWERS-teaching regular ccvc and cvvc
QUESTION 3
Teacher is trying to give words to a student moving from semi phonetic to phonetic
spelling. What kind of words should be given? - ANSWERS-cvc words sound
patterns such as Fun, sit
END OF
PAGE 1
, RICA SUBTEST 1 2025
QUESTION 4
A first grade teacher notices one of her students is having difficulty during a
variety of phonological awareness activities. Which instructional strategies are
likely to be most effective in addressing phonemic awareness weakness? -
ANSWERS-Practicing alliteration, rhyming, blending and segmentation
QUESTION 5
While listening to students read, a second grade teacher notices that students are
struggling when approaching multisyllabic words. Which of the following is the
teacher's most effective response to help students transfer the knowledge of reading
single-syllable words to reading words with multiple syllables? - ANSWERS-
divide multi syllabic words into single syllable words
QUESTION 6
What are the rules for the sound of the consonant and consonant diagraph? -
ANSWERS-sounds of consonants depend on the vowel that comes after
QUESTION 7
Once a student has mastered short vowel cvc words what should be focused on
next - ANSWERS-CVCC
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, RICA SUBTEST 1 2025
QUESTION 8
The student is writing/or reading a few words and he made mistakes with "ch" and
"sh" which skill is the student needing help with: There was a chart with about 9
words. I can't remember the words but he had spelled the first couple of words
right and the bottom words were wrong - ANSWERS-consonant diagraphs
QUESTION 9
(Domain 1, competency 2) A first grade teacher notices one of her students in
struggling with reading. He is in the lowest achieving group. The teacher has tried
some strategies to improve his reading but seems to make no progress. The next
step the teacher should take in working with the student is to? - ANSWERS-assess
his reading and target instruction to meet identified skills needs
QUESTION 10
A kindergarten student recognizes letters and their sounds but struggles to decode
them in words when tested on phonemic awareness. What strategy will help the
student to decode? - ANSWERS-blending or sound blending
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