RICA Domain 1

Instructional programs in reading should be:

• Balanced
• Comprehensive
• Balanced and Comprehensive

A balanced literacy program is one that 

• offers the same skill instruction to all students
• offers instruction based on each student's reading development

A comprehensive literacy program includes which of the following:

• Word Analysis
• Vocabulary Developement
• Writing Strategies
• All of the above

Reading skills include of the following except

• decoding
• Phonological Awareness
• Text Preview/Picture Walk
• Print Concepts

Reading skills include all of the following except:

• decoding
• Phonological Awareness
• Text Preview/Picture Walk
• Print Concepts

Writing is an important part of a reading program.

• True
• False

Assessment in reading instruction should be:

• formative
• summative
• ongoing
• all of the above

Effective reading programs focus on

• prevention of difficulties
• remediation of difficulties

Which of the following is not an example of differentiated reading instruction?

• Flexible Grouping
• Selecting appropriate strategies for different groups
• Choosing different standards for students depending on needs
• Choosing different resources and materials

Which is not a key factor in planning differentiated reading instruction?

• Students' knowledge and skills
• pacing of instruction
• class size
• scaffolds