Exam (elaborations) RICA Subtest 3

RICA
Subtest 3

, Systematic and Explicit Instruction - CORRECT ANSWERS-Teaching in a structured
and sequenced manner

Differentiation - CORRECT ANSWERS-providing instruction that meets students
individual needs

Scaffolding - CORRECT ANSWERS-(temporary) Supports added to ensure students'
master lesson objectives and standards (ex. sentence starters/frames, graphic
organizers)

Intervention - CORRECT ANSWERS-Intensive instruction designed to remedy deficits

Skills and Strategies - CORRECT ANSWERS-Skill= the "what"
Strategy= the "how"

Curriculum based Measure (CBM) - CORRECT ANSWERS-method for assessing
student growth over time

Formative Assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS-flexible and informal Assessment used
throughout teaching of a lesson and/or unit to gauge students' understanding and inform
and guide teaching

Summative assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS-formal Assessment data collected
after instruction to evaluate a student's mastery of the curriculum objectives and a
teacher's effectiveness at instructional delivery.

Alternative assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS-Ex. options to give assessment in form
of presentations, essays, open-ended questions

Progress Monitoring - CORRECT ANSWERS-Assessment of the progress a Student
makes towards a goal or skill mastery

Instruction and Activities (Assessment) - CORRECT ANSWERS-- Screen your class at
the beginning of the year (provides Teacher with starting point for instruction and helps
find students with common needs)
- Further assess for students who are below benchmark (helps you identify what the
exact skill deficit/gap is present)
- Progress monitor every 2-3 weeks following instruction to see effectiveness
- Running records to monitor student reading progress

Always adjust instruction based on assessment/progress monitor results!

Why Assess? - CORRECT ANSWERS-1. To guide Instruction (comes from formative
assessment)