Rica Domain 3 - Fluency

(Competency 8)
To read accurately, at an appropriate rate, and with appropriate expression means: 

• Fluency
• Automaticity 
• Intonation
• Analysis

(Competency 8)
To read with appropriate "expression" which includes emphasizing certain words, using variation in pitch (intonation), and pausing  after punctuation is:

• rate
• prosody
• fluency
• comprehension

(Competency 9)
All of the following are components of "monitored oral reading with the teacher" that will help improve a student's fluency except:

• teacher modeling
• student practice
• teacher feedback
• frequent interruptions

(Competency 9)  True or False:
An instructional strategy that will improve all components of fluency is repeated readings.

• FALSE
• TRUE

(Competency 8)
All of the following are key indicators of reading fluency except:

• decoding
• prosody
• rate
• accuracy

(Competency 8)  True or False: Frequent use of decodable text is important to build fluency in young readers who are acquiring basic phonics skills and high-frequency sight words.

• TRUE
• FALSE

(Competency 9)
Fluency instruction should be introduced in all of the following ways except:

• at all stages of reading development
• at all levels when there is simultaneous fluency instruction with phrases, sentences, and paragraphs
• with all children through both monitored oral reading with their teachers and repeated reading activities
• only when there is a student who is struggling with reading

(Competency 8)
True or False:
Independent silent reading is an important strategy for increasing fluency.

• FALSE-there is no guarantee that the reader is reading fluently while reading silently. The child might be repeatedly practicing innaccurate, slow, non-expressive reading.
• TRUE-Any opportunity given to read will increase fluency. 

(Competency 9)
All of the following are specific strategies for building ACCURACY except:

• providing systematic, explicit instruction in structural analysis, syllabic analysis, and orthographic knowledge for older readers
• providing systematic, explicit instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, and sight words for younger readers
• silent reading
• additional instruction in word identification skills for all readers

(Competency 8)
The following show how to make independent silent reading more effective in supporting fluency development.

• Providing books at appropriate levels
• Holding students accountable for comprehension
• Both of the above choices
• None of the above