RICA Subtest 2 (Latest 2025/2026) Study Guide with complete solutions.

RICA Subtest 2 (Latest 2025/2026) Study
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Guide with complete solutions. i,- i,- i,-




Cognates Words that look similar and have the same
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meaning in two languages. (good to connect with for ELs)
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Semantics i,-i,- i,- Meanings of words, phrases, and sentences
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Morphology i,-i,- i,- The structure and form of words (affixes and
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roots)


Listening Vocabulary i,- i,-i,- i,- words you understand when listening to
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others speak.
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Speaking Vocabulary words you use when you talk. smaller
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than listening vocabulary
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Writing Vocabularyi,- i,-i,- i,- words you use when you write.
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sight vocabulary
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recognize and pronounce correctly while reading
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,Meaning Vocabulary i,- i,-i,- i,- words you understand when reading
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silently.


Word Consciousness
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as well as interest in their usage.
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Conversational vocabulary (Tier 1) Informal language: mosti,- i,- i,- i,-i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-



basic, everyday speech that is familiar to students
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Academic Vocabulary (Tier 2) i,-Formal language: high i,- i,- i,-i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-



frequency words that are found in many different subject
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discipline (Ex. examine, identify, authority)
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Content Specific Vocabulary (Tier 3)
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vocabulary: found in science, math, social studies (ex. hypothesis,
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photosynthesis)


Systematic Explicit Instruction i,- i,- i,-i,- i,- High structure and sequencedi,- i,- i,- i,-



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Needs to be very interactive
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Matthew Effect i,- i,-i,- i,- "Rich get richer and the poor get poorer"
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, The gap between strong and weak readers will only widen when
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no one is catching any literacy difficulties and students are not
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receiving proper instruction i,- i,-




3 types of vocabulary practice
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retrieval
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Wide reading i,- i,-i,- i,- Reading a wide variety of genres, styles, and i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-



purposes
Will expose students to more reading and will help them learn
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more vocabulary i,-




background knowledge i,- i,-i,- i,- Reader's knowledge about the topic
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- Students will have a harder time comprehending what they have
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read if they lack essential background knowledge
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The Role of vocabulary in Fluency
i,- knowing the meaning of
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words will help in achievement of swift and accurate word
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recognition