- ISBN13: 9780205494729
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
This concise, case-based text helps pre-service and practicing teachers prepare for the challenging California Reading Initiative Competency Assessment (RICA). Drs. Rossi and Schipper cover all domains, concepts, strategies and assessments required by RICA. The cases cover a wide variety of student profiles and grade levels reflecting California’s school population and include a variety of scenarios for whole classes, groups, and individual students. However, the u… More >>
Case Studies in Preparation for the California Reading Competency Test
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#1 by A. Fuhs on January 28, 2010 - 7:14 pm
This book prepares you for the case study on the RICA exam and has sample case studies for you to test yourself. Great book!
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Anonymous on January 28, 2010 - 7:24 pm
I used this as my sole reference for my first (unsuccessful) RICA attempt, and I can only say that it was a waste of time and money. You’d be better off to spend the $$$ on a carryout dinner to enjoy while you surf the web looking for the best 5th year program sites. The content truly had nothing to do with the actual RICA.
Rating: 1 / 5
#3 by K. Uyeda on January 28, 2010 - 7:58 pm
This book ONLY covers the case study section for the RICA. Use it in conjunction with “Ready for Rica” by James Zarillo and study it and you’ll be fine on the RICA exam. I studied the books while taking the RICA class in the credential program and it went smoothly!!!
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Anonymous on January 28, 2010 - 8:05 pm
I am going to take the RICA in about a month. Many of my friends have already taken the test and said this book was helpful. The book is not intendend to be a sole preparation for the RICA. You need to have a knowledge of terminology and strategies to go along with this book. There are some helpful web sites and books for this purpose as well as any “Language and Literacy” courses you may be taking in your credential work. This book is to give you sample case studies such as the ones you will be required to write about on the real test. Keep this in mind when studying.
Rating: 4 / 5
#5 by Pamela Prober on January 28, 2010 - 8:25 pm
This book was very helpful to my RICA preparation, but in conjuction with the Ready for RICA book. If you’re using both, the approaches are slightly different, like the difference between the Clifs and the Barron’s prep books for the CSET. Each had some merit, neither would be a good idea to be the single source for preparation. My essay portion was helped, however, by studying from this book, as it’s suggested answers were different from the Ready for RICA.
Rating: 4 / 5