Ready for RICA: A Test Preparation Guide for California's Reading Instruction Competence Assessment -- Enhanced Pearson eText / Edition 4

Ready for RICA: A Test Preparation Guide for California's Reading Instruction Competence Assessment -- Enhanced Pearson eText / Edition 4

by James Zarrillo
Ready for RICA: A Test Preparation Guide for California's Reading Instruction Competence Assessment -- Enhanced Pearson eText / Edition 4
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ISBN-10:
013420624X
ISBN-13:
9780134206240
Pub. Date:
01/05/2016
Publisher:
Pearson Education
ISBN-10:
013420624X
ISBN-13:
9780134206240
Pub. Date:
01/05/2016
Publisher:
Pearson Education
Ready for RICA: A Test Preparation Guide for California's Reading Instruction Competence Assessment -- Enhanced Pearson eText / Edition 4

Ready for RICA: A Test Preparation Guide for California's Reading Instruction Competence Assessment -- Enhanced Pearson eText / Edition 4

by James Zarrillo

Overview

Ready for RICA will provide all the strategies and content reviews you need to pass California's Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA). The text helps you focus on what's essential, and provides a glossary of key words, as well as a guide on how to study efficiently in the last 10 days before the exam.

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Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780134206240
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 01/05/2016
Edition description: 4th ed.
Pages: 192
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.10(d)

About the Author

Dr. James Zarrillo is Professor Emeritus in the College of Education and Allied Studies (CEAS) at California State University, East Bay. Earlier, Dr. Zarrillo was the Associate Dean of CEAS and Chair of the Department of Teacher Education. Previously, he was a member of the faculty at California State University, Long Beach and an elementary school teacher in Burbank, California. In addition to Ready for RICA, Dr. Zarrillo is author of Teaching Elementary Social Studies: Principles and Applications (4th Edition, Pearson, 2012); Teaching Reading with Children's Literature (co-authored with Carole Cox, Macmillan, 1993); and Multicultural Literature, Multicultural Teaching (Harcourt Brace, 1994).

Table of Contents

1. Planning, Organizing, and Managing Reading Instruction (Competency 1)
2. Reading Assessment (Competency 2)
3. Phonological and Phonemic Awareness (Competency 3)  
4. Concepts About Print, Letter Recognition, and the Alphabetic Principle (Competency 4)  
5. Phonics and Sight Words: Terminology and Concepts (Competency 5) 
6. Phonics and Sight Words: Instruction and Assessment (Competency 6)
7. Syllabic Analysis, Structural Analysis, and Orthographic Knowledge (Competency 7)  
8. Fluency: Role in Reading Development and Factors That Affect the Development of Fluency (Competency 8)  
9. Fluency: Instruction and Assessment (Competency 9) 
10. Vocabulary, Academic Language, and Background Knowledge: Role in Reading Development and Factors That Affect Development (Competency 10)
11. Vocabulary, Academic Language, and Background Knowledge: Instruction and Assessment (Competency 11)
12. Comprehension: Concepts and Factors Affecting Reading Comprehension (Competency 12)
13. Comprehension: Instruction and Assessment–Before Children Read, While Children Read, and After Children Read (Competency 13)
14. Comprehension: Instruction and Assessment–Understanding and Analyzing Narrative/Literary Texts (Competency 14)
15. Comprehension: Instruction and Assessment–Expository/Informational Texts and Study Skills (Competency 15)  
16. Study Guide: Key Points to Remember  
17. The Case Study  
18. Working With the Practice Test on the RICA Website  
19. Ten Days to RICA

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