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RICA SUBTEST 2 EXAM (LATEST UPDATES
STUDY BUNDLE PACKAGE WITH SOLUTIONS)
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT | GRADE
A (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Word Consciousness .....ANSWER.....Awareness of words and
their meanings as well as interest in their usage.
Conversational vocabulary (Tier 1) .....ANSWER.....Informal
language: most basic, everyday speech that is familiar to
students
Academic Vocabulary (Tier 2) .....ANSWER.....Formal language:
high frequency words that are found in many different subject
discipline (Ex. examine, identify, authority)
Content Specific Vocabulary (Tier 3) .....ANSWER.....Subject
specific vocabulary: found in science, math, social studies (ex.
hypothesis, photosynthesis)
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Systematic Explicit Instruction .....ANSWER.....High structure and
sequenced instruction
Needs to be very interactive
Matthew Effect .....ANSWER....."Rich get richer and the poor get
poorer"
The gap between strong and weak readers will only widen when
no one is catching any literacy difficulties and students are not
receiving proper instruction
3 types of vocabulary practice .....ANSWER.....deliberate,
spaced, and retrieval
- goes well with "I do, we do, you do", modeling and instruction
Wide reading .....ANSWER.....Reading a wide variety of genres,
styles, and purposes
Will expose students to more reading and will help them learn
more vocabulary
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Cognates .....ANSWER.....Words that look similar and have the
same meaning in two languages. (good to connect with for ELs)
Semantics .....ANSWER.....Meanings of words, phrases, and
sentences
Morphology .....ANSWER.....The structure and form of words
(affixes and roots)
Listening Vocabulary .....ANSWER.....words you understand when
listening to others speak.
Speaking Vocabulary .....ANSWER.....words you use when you
talk. smaller than listening vocabulary
Writing Vocabulary .....ANSWER.....words you use when you
write.
sight vocabulary .....ANSWER.....words that a child can
immediately recognize and pronounce correctly while reading
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Meaning Vocabulary .....ANSWER.....words you understand when
reading silently.
background knowledge .....ANSWER.....Reader's knowledge
about the topic
- Students will have a harder time comprehending what they
have read if they lack essential background knowledge
The Role of vocabulary in Fluency .....ANSWER.....knowing the
meaning of words will help in achievement of swift and accurate
word recognition
Role of vocabulary and reading comprehension
.....ANSWER.....Students vocabulary is key indicator and predictor
of Students understanding of what they are reading
(Comprehension = being able to explain words and their
meanings)
RICA SUBTEST 2 EXAM (LATEST UPDATES
STUDY BUNDLE PACKAGE WITH SOLUTIONS)
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT | GRADE
A (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Word Consciousness .....ANSWER.....Awareness of words and
their meanings as well as interest in their usage.
Conversational vocabulary (Tier 1) .....ANSWER.....Informal
language: most basic, everyday speech that is familiar to
students
Academic Vocabulary (Tier 2) .....ANSWER.....Formal language:
high frequency words that are found in many different subject
discipline (Ex. examine, identify, authority)
Content Specific Vocabulary (Tier 3) .....ANSWER.....Subject
specific vocabulary: found in science, math, social studies (ex.
hypothesis, photosynthesis)
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Systematic Explicit Instruction .....ANSWER.....High structure and
sequenced instruction
Needs to be very interactive
Matthew Effect .....ANSWER....."Rich get richer and the poor get
poorer"
The gap between strong and weak readers will only widen when
no one is catching any literacy difficulties and students are not
receiving proper instruction
3 types of vocabulary practice .....ANSWER.....deliberate,
spaced, and retrieval
- goes well with "I do, we do, you do", modeling and instruction
Wide reading .....ANSWER.....Reading a wide variety of genres,
styles, and purposes
Will expose students to more reading and will help them learn
more vocabulary
,Page 3 of 77
Cognates .....ANSWER.....Words that look similar and have the
same meaning in two languages. (good to connect with for ELs)
Semantics .....ANSWER.....Meanings of words, phrases, and
sentences
Morphology .....ANSWER.....The structure and form of words
(affixes and roots)
Listening Vocabulary .....ANSWER.....words you understand when
listening to others speak.
Speaking Vocabulary .....ANSWER.....words you use when you
talk. smaller than listening vocabulary
Writing Vocabulary .....ANSWER.....words you use when you
write.
sight vocabulary .....ANSWER.....words that a child can
immediately recognize and pronounce correctly while reading
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Meaning Vocabulary .....ANSWER.....words you understand when
reading silently.
background knowledge .....ANSWER.....Reader's knowledge
about the topic
- Students will have a harder time comprehending what they
have read if they lack essential background knowledge
The Role of vocabulary in Fluency .....ANSWER.....knowing the
meaning of words will help in achievement of swift and accurate
word recognition
Role of vocabulary and reading comprehension
.....ANSWER.....Students vocabulary is key indicator and predictor
of Students understanding of what they are reading
(Comprehension = being able to explain words and their
meanings)
