CRI Dictation & Practice Material Development

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of using literary dictation materials in early court reporting training?

Accepted Answer

To help students build speed with familiar vocabulary

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To introduce legal terminology immediately

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To simulate courtroom proceedings

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To teach realtime captioning skills

Question 2

Which dictation speed range is typically recommended for beginning court reporting students during their first weeks of training?

Accepted Answer

60–80 words per minute

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100–120 words per minute

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140–160 words per minute

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180–200 words per minute

Question 3

When developing a court reporting curriculum, which type of dictation content should typically be introduced first?

Accepted Answer

Simple literary or news-style passages

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Complex multi-speaker depositions

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Medical terminology-heavy passages

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Verbatim jury trial transcripts

Question 4

What is the recommended approach for advancing a student to the next dictation speed tier?

Accepted Answer

Move to the next speed only after the student consistently achieves 95% accuracy

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Increase speed by 20 WPM every week on a fixed schedule

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Follow a strict calendar-based progression regardless of accuracy

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Allow students to self-select when they feel ready to advance

Question 5

Which of the following is a best practice when creating new dictation passages for court reporting instruction?

Accepted Answer

Balance familiar and new vocabulary to challenge without overwhelming students

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Use only verbatim public court transcripts without modification

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Avoid all proper nouns to minimize student confusion

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Focus exclusively on Q&A format from the very first week

Question 6

What accuracy percentage is the standard threshold for a student to pass an NCRA skills speed test?

Accepted Answer

95%

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85%

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90%

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100%

Question 7

When selecting dictation passages for CRI-level instruction, which factor is MOST important in gauging appropriate difficulty?

Accepted Answer

Syllabic intensity and vocabulary complexity

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Length of the passage in words

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Publication date of the source material

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Number of proper nouns contained in the passage