RICA Subtest 3 Questions and
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Frustration Reading Level The grade level of texts that a child cannot read or understand
even with the assistance of a teacher. Fails to achieve 90% oral reading accuracy or 60% of
reading comp questions correctly.
independent reading individual conferences help a teacher determine whether or not the
student did read the book with some reasonable level of understanding, learn more about the
child's reading interests, and learn more about the student's ability to read, write, and speak
what are the contents of an IRI usually? word recognition lists, graded reading passages,
reading interest survey, assessments measuring concepts about print, phonemic awareness
assessments, phonics assessments, assessments of reading fluency, structural analysis
assessments, vocab assessments
Uses for ELA content standards 1. instructional decisions
2. instructional tool decisions
3. how groups are organized
4. activity decisions
,5. pacing of instruction
Balanced instructional program Strategic and appropriate selection of what skills should
be taught, given a child's level of reading development.
Reading Instruction Elements 1. word analysis
2. fluency
3. systematic vocabulary instruction
4. reading comprehension
5. literary response and analysis
6. writing stratgies and applications
7. written and oral English language conventions
8. listening and speaking stratgies
9. speaking applications
Direct, explicit instruction teacher-directed and have clearly stated objectives, which is to
teach a student a specific reading skill or strategy. Students should have chance to use
skills/strategies in variety of way
, Ongoing reading assessments assessments made on a regular basis through a variety of
means, both formal and informal.
The purpose is to document progress the student makes in reading, while also identifying areas
that need instruction.
"Kid watching" is one important the of ongoing reading assessment. In this case, notes are made
in a systematic way about students' reading behaviors.
Systematic Teaching Steps 1. Teacher knows the skills and stratgies that are to be taught
and that are defined by grade level standards
2. systematic approach to assessments that shape instructional planning
3. Students are grouped based on proficiency level and assessment data
4. direct and explicit teaching of skills and stratgies
Goal of systematic teaching to prevent reading difficulties
Mastery of skills instruction the developmental aspect of teaching reading skills so that
prerequisite skills are taught and mastered by the student
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Frustration Reading Level The grade level of texts that a child cannot read or understand
even with the assistance of a teacher. Fails to achieve 90% oral reading accuracy or 60% of
reading comp questions correctly.
independent reading individual conferences help a teacher determine whether or not the
student did read the book with some reasonable level of understanding, learn more about the
child's reading interests, and learn more about the student's ability to read, write, and speak
what are the contents of an IRI usually? word recognition lists, graded reading passages,
reading interest survey, assessments measuring concepts about print, phonemic awareness
assessments, phonics assessments, assessments of reading fluency, structural analysis
assessments, vocab assessments
Uses for ELA content standards 1. instructional decisions
2. instructional tool decisions
3. how groups are organized
4. activity decisions
,5. pacing of instruction
Balanced instructional program Strategic and appropriate selection of what skills should
be taught, given a child's level of reading development.
Reading Instruction Elements 1. word analysis
2. fluency
3. systematic vocabulary instruction
4. reading comprehension
5. literary response and analysis
6. writing stratgies and applications
7. written and oral English language conventions
8. listening and speaking stratgies
9. speaking applications
Direct, explicit instruction teacher-directed and have clearly stated objectives, which is to
teach a student a specific reading skill or strategy. Students should have chance to use
skills/strategies in variety of way
, Ongoing reading assessments assessments made on a regular basis through a variety of
means, both formal and informal.
The purpose is to document progress the student makes in reading, while also identifying areas
that need instruction.
"Kid watching" is one important the of ongoing reading assessment. In this case, notes are made
in a systematic way about students' reading behaviors.
Systematic Teaching Steps 1. Teacher knows the skills and stratgies that are to be taught
and that are defined by grade level standards
2. systematic approach to assessments that shape instructional planning
3. Students are grouped based on proficiency level and assessment data
4. direct and explicit teaching of skills and stratgies
Goal of systematic teaching to prevent reading difficulties
Mastery of skills instruction the developmental aspect of teaching reading skills so that
prerequisite skills are taught and mastered by the student
