KENTUCKY PARAEDUCATOR ASSESSMENT
(KPA) WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
Para educators may provide the following services under the supervision of teachers or other licensed personnel: - correct answer 1. one-on-one tutoring for eligible students, if the tutoring is scheduled at a time when a student would not otherwise receive instruction from a teacher.
- assist with classroom management
- provide instructional assistance in a computer lab
- conduct parent involvement activities
- provide support in a library or media center
- act as a translator or
- provide instructional services to students under the direct supervision of a teacher
- helps students understand their own emotions
- facilitates problem solving
- keeps the responsibility with the students makes students more willing to listen to others
Communication: Active Listening techniques are helpful in interactions with students. Listening... - correct answer 1. helps students deal with and "defuse" strong feelings
promotes a closer, more meaningful, relationship with students
Confidentiality: Information may include - correct answer 1. test results
- student behavior in classroom
- performance and ability levels
- family relationships
- economic status/ family income
Instructional Strategies - correct answer prescriptive approaches to teaching designed to help students acquire a deep understanding of specific forms of knowledge 1 / 2
Culturally Responsive Teaching - correct answer Teaching that is continuously responsive to the race, class, culture, ethnicity, and language of each student. It is based on the knowledge and active use of students' backgrounds and cultural experiences to create and implement curriculum, ensuring that all students are successful in school.Tips to promote success of Diverse Learners - correct answer Be open to different backgrounds and other cultures.The Kentucky System of Interventions (KSI) - correct answer Framework for providing systematic, comprehensive services to address academic and behavioral needs for all students preK-12 . This comprehensive system addresses Response to Intervention (RTI), accelerated learning requirments , closing achievement gaps , high -quality instruction, readiness to learn, and student transition.Reinforcement Behavior intervention - correct answer Teachers and Paraeducators seek to teach and assist students in learning the necessary skills to participate in the community. This includes helping students learn to make better choices and improve their decision making abilities.
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positive reinforcement and reinforcement in core subjects by verbally reinforcing the ideas discussed Shaping Behavior Intervention - correct answer rewards each successfully completed step of the desired behavior or skill.ex.parent giving child a hug/kiss when putting toys away the first time. The paraeducator may need to break down each step and reward each because of successful task completion .Modeling Behavior Intervention - correct answer Requires Paraeducator to demonstrate skills / behavior by actions. This intervention is commonly when helping students to navigate frustrating situations.Extinction Behavior Intervention - correct answer seeks to eliminate a specific behavior and reward positive behavior. Bad behavior is ignored while positive behavior is rewarded.Proximity Behavior Intervention - correct answer Paraeducator maintains a physical position that is close to a student or group of students who have a tendency to act out. Circulating means the Paraeducator
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