RICA subtest 2 Exam questions and
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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, ...
An example of a reading comprehension statement written in academic language is: -
answers✔✔I 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: - answers✔✔develop background knowledge to support comprehension of new
information.
A vocabulary strategy that supports early vocabulary development for students is: -
answers✔✔classifying and categorizing words.
The "Matthew Effect", which relates to vocabulary, can be explained as: - answers✔✔a 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? -
answers✔✔Before reading, introduce the meaning of target vocabulary and explain words
one at a time using student-friendly explanations.
According to research, most students learn vocabulary indirectly. An example of indirect
vocabulary learning is: - answers✔✔students learn word meanings from listening to adults
read to them and engage in conversations about new words encountered in the texts.
In order to determine the vocabulary for direct instruction prior to reading a text, the teacher
needs to consider: - answers✔✔the tier levels of academic vocabulary encountered in the
text.
It is important for a teacher to explicitly teach tier three vocabulary to elementary students for
all of the following reasons except: - answers✔✔to promote word consciousness and an
enthusiasm for words.
Prior to teaching a lesson on mammals, a third-grade teacher displayed the following graphic
organizer on the board:
This graphic organizer will support the student in developing: - answers✔✔word learning
strategies.
A fifth-grade teacher designs the following vocabulary lesson for her students:
Introduce spelling and pronunciation of target words.
Read a familiar sentence that includes the target word.
Ask students to identify any context clues that can support them in determining the meaning
of the target word.
Ask students to predict meaning and synonyms for target word.
Confirm accurate meaning, using a student-friendly definition.
This lesson is an example of: - answers✔✔direct instruction of vocabulary
The graphic organizer above is an example of a: - answers✔✔semantic map.
Use the illustration below to answer the question that follows.
The graphic organizer above will support students in developing vocabulary knowledge
relating to: - answers✔✔word roots.
A fourth-grade teacher writes the following sentence on the board during a vocabulary
lesson:
"The paleontologist, a dinosaur scientist, used a magnifying glass to determine the type of
fossil found during an expedition in the desert."
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