RICA Test Prep questions with
complete solution.
sound deletion ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓The teacher says word, for
example, "bill," has students repeat it, and then instructs students to
repeat the word without the first sound, "ill".
oral blending ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓The teacher says each sound,
for example, "/b/, /ɑ/, /l/" and students respond with the word, "ball."
phoneme isolation ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓recognizing the individual
sounds in words, for example, "Tell me the first sound you hear in the
word paste" (/p/)
phoneme substitution ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓one can turn a word
(such as "cat") into another (such as "hat") by substituting one phoneme
(such as /h/) for another (/k/). Phoneme substitution can take place for
initial sounds (cat-hat), middle sounds (cat-cut) or ending sounds (cat-
can).
onset ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓the part of the syllable that precedes
the vowel of the syllable
, rime ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓the part of a syllable which consists of
its vowel and any consonant sounds that come after it
Elkonin Box ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓A strategy for segmenting
sounds in a word that involves drawing a box to represent each sound in
a word.
phonemic awareness ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓The ability to hear,
identify,and manipulate the individual sounds, phonemes, in oral
language.
Yopp-Singer Test ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓an assessment of phoneme
segmentation that determines a reader's ability to break a word apart
into sounds (not letters)
minimal pairs ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓a pair of words that vary by
only one phoneme, e.g. cook/book, passed/last.
Informal Reading Inventory (IRI) ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓To
determine a students independent reading level. An assessment in
which a student reads a selected series of texts that gradually increase
in difficulty. The teacher records errors and assesses comprehension to
determine the levels of reading materials appropriate for the student.
The IRI yields three reading levels: Independent, Instructional and
Frustration.
complete solution.
sound deletion ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓The teacher says word, for
example, "bill," has students repeat it, and then instructs students to
repeat the word without the first sound, "ill".
oral blending ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓The teacher says each sound,
for example, "/b/, /ɑ/, /l/" and students respond with the word, "ball."
phoneme isolation ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓recognizing the individual
sounds in words, for example, "Tell me the first sound you hear in the
word paste" (/p/)
phoneme substitution ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓one can turn a word
(such as "cat") into another (such as "hat") by substituting one phoneme
(such as /h/) for another (/k/). Phoneme substitution can take place for
initial sounds (cat-hat), middle sounds (cat-cut) or ending sounds (cat-
can).
onset ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓the part of the syllable that precedes
the vowel of the syllable
, rime ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓the part of a syllable which consists of
its vowel and any consonant sounds that come after it
Elkonin Box ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓A strategy for segmenting
sounds in a word that involves drawing a box to represent each sound in
a word.
phonemic awareness ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓The ability to hear,
identify,and manipulate the individual sounds, phonemes, in oral
language.
Yopp-Singer Test ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓an assessment of phoneme
segmentation that determines a reader's ability to break a word apart
into sounds (not letters)
minimal pairs ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓a pair of words that vary by
only one phoneme, e.g. cook/book, passed/last.
Informal Reading Inventory (IRI) ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓To
determine a students independent reading level. An assessment in
which a student reads a selected series of texts that gradually increase
in difficulty. The teacher records errors and assesses comprehension to
determine the levels of reading materials appropriate for the student.
The IRI yields three reading levels: Independent, Instructional and
Frustration.
