RICA® Written Examination Practice Test

ASSIGNMENT C

Record your written response to Assignment C on the Assignment C Response Sheet on pages 7 and 8 of
the Answer Document. The length of your response is limited to the lined space available on the two-page
Assignment C Response Sheet. You are to prepare a written response of approximately 150–300 words to
Assignment C.

Use the information below to complete the exercise that follows.

At the beginning of the year, a fourth-grade teacher uses the following procedure as part of an informal
assessment of students' word analysis skills.

In this assessment, the teacher asks individual students to read aloud from a list of 50 words. As students
read, the teacher makes a record of their performance on a separate copy of the list, using check marks to
indicate words a student reads easily and accurately and using simplified phonetic transcription to record
any errors.

Below are some of the words used in the assessment, followed by the teacher's record of one student's
reading performance.

stretch ‚ recess ‚
drape ‚ settlement [sĕt' lĕm ĕnt']
safety [săf' ət ē'] deadline ‚
begin ‚ influenced [ ĭn flŭnkt']
opposite [ō' pō sīt'] disagreement [dī' săg' rē mĕnt]

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 RICA® Written Examination Practice Test

Examinee Task

Based on your analysis of the assessment evidence provided, write a response in which you:

1. identify one important need demonstrated by this student in the area of word analysis;

2. describe an instructional strategy or activity to address this need; and

3. explain why the instructional strategy or activity you described would be effective for this purpose,
citing evidence from the student's performance to support your response.

You may use this space to make notes, but remember to record your final response
on the ASSIGNMENT C RESPONSE SHEET on pages 7 and 8 of the Answer Document.

DO NOT REMOVE THIS OR ANY OTHER PAGE, or any portion of any page, from this test booklet.

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