ParaPro case studies
ParaPro · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The ParaPro Assessment is an entry-level paraeducator assessment developed by ETS, the organization behind the Praxis tests. It is designed for people who work - or want to work - as paraprofessionals, instructional aides, and similar classroom support staff, and for practicing paraeducators who must show competency to meet state certification, licensure, or hiring requirements. Because the rules are set locally rather than nationally, ETS directs candidates to check their own state's requirements first to confirm which assessment to schedule and what score is accepted. The test is multiple choice and is administered at test centers and, where available, at home, with ID requirements and accommodations handled through ETS. The ParaPro case studies are 5 cases and about 3,377 words.
1The Miscue That Fits the Sentence
During a 15-minute repeated-reading block, you listen to Marcus, a second grader, read a 96-word passage about how beavers build dams. He reads 41 words correct per minute.
681 words, about 3 min2Wait Time in a Four-Student Comprehension Group
You run a 20-minute comprehension group with four fourth graders using a two-page article about how crayons are made. The teacher's focus question is inferential: 'Why does the factory melt the wax instead of just pressing it?' Denise answers every question within two seconds and usually gets there first.
645 words, about 3 min3Eleven Errors and Ten Minutes
You are helping Denise, a fifth grader, with a persuasive paragraph for a class debate on later school start times. My brother falls asleep in first period every day and he never does that at home.
704 words, about 4 min4The Rule That Works Until It Doesn't
In a third-grade math station, you watch Andre solve 52 − 27 on a whiteboard. His work shows 7 − 2 = 5 in the ones column and 5 − 2 = 3 in the tens column.
705 words, about 4 min5One Para, Five Students, Twenty Minutes
You run a 20-minute multiplication station with five fourth graders. The task is a set of eight word problems, most requiring two steps.
642 words, about 3 min