RICA subtest 2| 35 Questions| Correct Answers| Latest Update 2023/2024|

An example of a reading comprehension statement written in academic language is: - ANSWERSI am going to visualize what is happening in the selection. Before reading the story, Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come, the teacher brought in realia (pencils, scissors, crayons, glue, paper) to support her students with vocabulary that will be encountered in the story and discussed the characteristics. This vocabulary lesson will allow students to: - ANSWERSdevelop background knowledge to support comprehension of new information. A vocabulary strategy that supports early vocabulary development for students is: - ANSWERSclassifying and categorizing words. The "Matthew Effect", which relates to vocabulary, can be explained as: - ANSWERSa term used by a psychologist that describes how readers acquire large vocabularies by reading extensively, which widens the gap of knowledge between them and the students who read less. During independent reading of an expository text about dinosaurs, the students in a second-grade class had difficulty with the vocabulary words "prehistoric ooze". Which of the following is the best strategy to support students' understanding of the complex vocabulary? - ANSWERSBefore reading, introduce the meaning of target vocabulary and explain words one at a time using student-friendly explanations.