Free RICA Fluency Questions and Answers

Question 1

What is fluency's primary objective across all reading development stages?

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Automaticity

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Prosody

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Rate

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Fluency with single-syllable words with regular letter-sound correspondences and high-frequency sight words

Question 2

Your pupil is currently reading an expository text. Reading it is difficult for him or her because of the academic language. Which academic year is this student in?

Accepted Answer

4th

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3rd

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6th

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5th

Question 3

Which reading group should you train explicitly and systematically in structural analysis, syllabic analysis, and orthographic knowledge?

Accepted Answer

Older readers

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Younger readers

Question 4

What is a successful method to utilize with non-native English speakers and English learners to increase fluency?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

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Echo/imitating reading

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Modeling

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Phrase-cued reading

Question 5

What kind of evaluation should a teacher use to evaluate precision?

Accepted Answer

Running records

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Multidimensional Fluency Scale

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Timed readings

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None of the above

Question 6

What are the objectives of the techniques employed to create prosody?

Accepted Answer

To recognize phrases in sentences and read them appropriately

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To focus on specific words child is having difficulty with and model faster reading

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To build on students' phonemic awareness

Question 7

How old should kids be able to read aloud narrative and expository texts with proper pace, intonation, and expression?

Accepted Answer

3rd-6th grade

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1st grade

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2nd grade

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Kindergarten