RICA Phonological and Phonemic Awareness 2

Question 1

A student is asked, 'What word is left if you remove the /s/ from the beginning of 'smile'?' This task assesses which skill?

Accepted Answer

Phoneme deletion

Answer

Phoneme deletion requires students to remove a specific phoneme from a word and identify the remaining word, which is the task described.

Question 2

Which instructional sequence correctly reflects the order in which phonological awareness skills should typically be taught?

Accepted Answer

Rhyme recognition → syllable awareness → phoneme manipulation

Answer

Research supports moving from larger, easier units (rhyme, syllable) to smaller, more complex units (onset-rime, then individual phonemes) in phonological awareness instruction.

Question 3

Elkonin boxes (sound boxes) are most effective for developing which literacy skill?

Accepted Answer

Phoneme segmentation and spelling

Answer

Elkonin boxes have students push a token into a box for each phoneme, directly supporting phoneme segmentation and the connection between segmentation and spelling.

Question 4

Which of the following statements about phonemic awareness instruction is best supported by reading research?

Accepted Answer

Explicit, systematic instruction in phonemic awareness significantly improves early reading and spelling

Answer

The National Reading Panel and subsequent research consistently show that explicit, systematic phonemic awareness instruction produces significant gains in early reading and spelling outcomes.

Question 5

A student says 'wabbit' for 'rabbit.' A RICA-prepared teacher would recognize this as most likely indicating:

Accepted Answer

A normal developmental articulation pattern that does not necessarily indicate a reading risk

Answer

Speech articulation errors in young children are often developmental and do not necessarily signal phonemic awareness or reading difficulties; teachers should distinguish articulation from phonological processing.

RICA - Reading Instruction Competence Assessment Practice Test

RICA - Reading Instruction Competence Assessment Practice Test

RICA Phonological and Phonemic Awareness 2