RICA 3 JUNE

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2. A 4th grade student asked the teacher to help with a passage that he was reading and not understanding. After the teacher went over the paragraph with him, the student was confident that he continued on his own. This indicates that the text is ...

• instructional level

• teacher assistance

• gaging

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3. Effective instructional delivery of content needs to be

• planned and standardized

• direct and explicit

• approved and relatable

• fun and engaging

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   1. What kind of accommodations should you offer a student with an IEP during standardized testing?

• what ever accommodations are provided during class instruction.

• stick to the always refer to the student's IEP. (stick)

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5. A 6th grader who is advanced in most areas of reading has difficulty completing assigned reading selections. He appears motivated when he begins reading, but he has difficulty keeping his attention on the task at hand. Which of the following would be his teacher's best initial strategy for addressing this difficulty?

• adapting the student's reading assignments to reduce their complexity and level of cognitive challenge.

• telling the student that his grades will be based in part on his ability to improve his concentration when he works on reading assignments.

• breaking down the student's reading assignments into small steps and helping him learn to monitor his own attention and progress.

• managing the student's reading assignments so that he generally has only one to work on at any given time.

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6. EL's family and teacher were in a meeting. EL family doesn't speak any English. What advice should the teacher give to the parents about helping the student become a fluent reader?

• Parents read or tell stories in their native language/ primary language.

• Have students read to their parents every night.

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7. How can a teacher best ensure reading practice gets done at home?

• Teach the student how to search for free books on the internet.

• Encourage children to check out books from their local library.

• Allow children to take home books from the classroom library.

• Remind parents about the importance of at-home reading.

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8. A student reads a book independently. After he answers 10 comprehension questions, he gets 5 correct. What is his reading level?

• Frustration level (answered less than 60% correct)

• Elementary reading

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9. When creating lesson plans to promote specific reading skills, a teacher should make sure that

• Each planned activity for students is designed to strengthen two or more specific reading skills.

• The targeted reading skills relate to an appropriate instructional progression and reflect student's needs.

• Each planned activity connects students' reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills.

• The targeted reading skills are grade appropriate and taught to all students using the same instructional methods.

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Reading teachers have a conference. What should they discuss?

• discussing whole and small group strategies not individual strategies.

• Not focusing on their own interests.

• discuss and analyze significant reading events that occurred in the classroom.

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11. Teacher adds books in her classroom library with a variety of genres and reading levels. What is her next step?

• Organize the books so that the students can easily assess books at their independent reading level.

• Have students record books on reading log.