ParaPro Reading Study Guide: Student Strategies

The student strategies section of our ParaPro Study Guide will go beyond asking you to demonstrate your reading skills and knowledge. It will examine the ways in which paraprofessionals are expected to help students learn and grow in the classroom. Helping Students With Pre-reading Strategies This exam content will focus on what you, as an … Read more

ParaPro Reading Study Guide: Classroom Skills

This section of our ParaPro Study Guide examines the classroom skills that you will need to demonstrate on the ParaPro Exam. To best help develop the skills your students will use in the classroom, you must have your own solid foundation of semantics and reading strategies. Sounding Out Words Some questions on the reading exam … Read more

ParaPro Reading Study Guide: Graphs & Charts

In this section of our ParaPro Study Guide, we will be looking at non-literary content that you may encounter on the reading exam. Visuals such as graphs and charts are important ways to communicate information, and our study guide below will ensure that you can read and analyze them successfully. Reading and Analyzing Visuals On … Read more

ParaPro Reading Study Guide: Drawing Inferences

This section of our ParaPro Study Guide covers drawing inferences. When taking the ParaPro Exam, you won’t only be asked about thoughts, feelings, and events that are directly stated in the text; you will also be asked to infer information beyond the text. This important reading skill is covered below. How to Make Inferences To … Read more

ParaPro Reading Study Guide: Words in Context

In this section of our ParaPro Study Guide, we will discuss how to discern the meanings of words through context. When taking the ParaPro Exam, you won’t be given a dictionary to look up definitions. Instead, you must be able to look at the words and even sentences around a word you don’t know to … Read more

ParaPro Reading Study Guide: Organization

This section of our ParaPro Study Guide covers the organizational structures that writers use in their work. Knowing the different organizational patterns an author can use in a passage is imperative to being prepared for the ParaPro Exam. What Do We Mean When We Say “Organization”? All good writing will follow a standard organization to … Read more

ParaPro Reading Study Guide: Facts & Opinions

This section of our ParaPro Study Guide delves into the nuances of fact and opinion. Readers must be able to differentiate facts and opinions as well as understand their purpose within the wider context of the author’s writing – and our guide below will ensure you can do just that. Discerning Facts and Opinions The … Read more

ParaPro Reading Study Guide: Identify Supporting Details

Now that our ParaPro Study Guide has covered identifying main ideas, we’re ready to cover supporting details. We will show you how to identify these details and the roles they play in a passage, especially in relation to the main idea. What is a Supporting Detail? Every main idea must have supporting details. These are … Read more

ParaPro Reading Study Guide: Identify the Main Idea

We will begin the Reading section of our ParaPro Study Guide with a discussion of the main idea. Questions on the official ParaPro Exam will be based on short passages, and the study guide below will ensure that you can identify and answer questions regarding the main idea of any passage. The Main Idea The … Read more