Case Studies in Preparation for the California Reading Competency Test

By Beth E. Schipper, Joanne C. Rossi, Beth Schipper

Book Overview

KEY BENEFIT A concise, hands-on tool for candidates preparing to take the California Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA(R)), as well as in-service teachers who want to enhance their... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0205494722
• ISBN13: 9780205494729
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.9" x 0.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Case Studies only

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!!!

Helpful... but not everything

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.

Another great RICA test book!!!

This book prepares you for the case study on the RICA exam and has sample case studies for you to test yourself. Great book!

An excellent study material!

I used this book in addition to Ready for RICA by James Zarillo. You MUST read the instruction pages, or the book will seem pointless. But if you read the instructions, you will get a lot from the book itself. There are sample case studies similiar to those on the RICA with all possible answers listed. There are also study tips to help prepare for the exam. This book was a core in my preparation for the RICA and I passed on the first try.

Case Studies are for your practice

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.