RICA Domain 2- Competency 5

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In the word chimpanzee, which of the following pairs of letters is a digraph? Options: ch, mp, an, ee

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ch

Front

A kindergarten student is reluctant to write because she is worried about misspelling words. How can the teacher best promote her reading and writing development?

Back

Reassuring her that it is okay for now to express herself in writing by spelling words as they sound.

Front

Function words such as to, the, and of are most appropriately taught in the context of which of the following areas of reading instruction?

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sight-word vocabulary

Front

During which of the following stages of spelling development do students typically begin to show an understanding of the correspondence between letters and sounds? Options: precommunicative, semiphonetic, phonetic, transitional

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semiphonetic

Front

the ability to read aloud, or decode, words correctly. Take note that it does not mean knowing the word's meaning. Word recognition is making connection between the word being pronounced and its meaning. Options: phonemic awareness, word identification, morphology, context clues

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word identification

Front

The foundational skills that directly support students with automaticity in reading fluency are: phonemic awareness, word analysis, sight word recognition, vocabulary, academic language, comprehension, decoding, encoding.

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phonemic awareness, word analysis, sight word recognition

Front

Is automaticity essential for fluent reading, which is necessary for reading comprehension?

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True

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Common, Regular Letter Combinations
two-letter combinations that make one sound. 
e.g ph in phone and ph in digraph

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consonant digraphs

Front

Recognizing that the “k” sound in black is a consonant digraph is an example of

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phonetic analysis

Front

An example of a vowel generalization is: a diphthong, a digraph, CVC, a schwa

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CVC