What is RICA?
California requires that candidates for the Preliminary Multiple Subject Credential pass the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA). The purpose of the RICA is to ensure that teachers possess the knowledge and skills important for the provision of effective reading instruction to students. Candidates should know that the reading instruction provided by CalStateTEACH is essential in passing RICA. The test is given toward the end of term four. Visit www.rica.nesinc.com or www.ctc.ca.gov for more information.
The Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA) is an examination designed to ensure that prospective teachers have acquired the knowledge and skills needed to provide effective reading instruction for K-8 students. Passage of RICA is required of all applicants for a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential after October 1, 1998. Some exemptions to taking the RICA examination exist. Please refer to The Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA): Why, What, When, and Who?; or the Multiple Subject Teaching Credential Leaflet (CL-561for persons prepared outside of California, or CL-561C for persons prepared in California ) for more information.
