KPA - Kentucky Paraeducator Assessment Instructional Support Strategies Questions and Answers

Question 1

A paraeducator is working with a student who becomes easily overwhelmed by multi-step assignments.
The teacher has asked the paraeducator to help the student complete a science fair project.
Which scaffolding strategy would be MOST effective for the paraeducator to use?

Accepted Answer

Breaking the project into a series of smaller, manageable tasks with a checklist.

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Completing the first two steps of the project to give the student a head start.

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Providing the student with a completed project from a previous year to use as a guide.

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Advising the student to ask the teacher for an easier assignment.

Question 2

A teacher asks a paraeducator to help a first-grade student who is struggling to understand the concept of subtraction. Which of the following tools would be the most appropriate and effective instructional support for building conceptual understanding?

Accepted Answer

A set of counting bears or blocks.

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A calculator to check the answers.

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A worksheet with 50 subtraction problems.

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A multiplication table chart.

Question 3

A student has just read a short paragraph aloud to the paraeducator. The student read fluently but mispronounced one key vocabulary word. Which of the following represents the MOST effective feedback from the paraeducator?

Accepted Answer

"That was great reading! I really liked your expression. Let's look at this one word together [pointing to the word] and sound it out."

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"Good job, but you said that word wrong."

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"You should know that word by now. Try the whole paragraph again."

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"Perfect! Let's move on to the next section."

Question 4

The primary purpose of a paraeducator's role in providing instructional support, as guided by the supervising teacher, is to:

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reinforce and provide additional practice on concepts taught by the teacher.

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design new lesson plans for students who are falling behind.

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grade all student assignments and determine final grades.

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act as the primary communicator with parents regarding student progress.

Question 5

A student's Individualized Education Program (IEP) states they should receive an accommodation during math tests. Which of the following is an example of an accommodation a paraeducator might be asked to provide?

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Reading the directions and word problems aloud to the student.

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Allowing the student to answer only the even-numbered problems.

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Giving the student hints to help them solve the most difficult problems.

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Lowering the passing score for the student's test from 70% to 50%.

Question 6

When a paraeducator is asked to lead a small group activity, which of the following is the most critical first step to ensure the activity is effective?

Accepted Answer

Understanding the specific learning objective from the supervising teacher.

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Changing the activity to make it more fun for the students.

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Making sure the activity can be completed as quickly as possible.

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Grouping the most advanced students together to create a challenge.