KPREP and ESL
Requirements for English Learners to take the KPREP assessment can be found on the KDE website (below), however, usually after being in the United States for one year, the student is required to take the assessment. If they have not been in the country for very long (under 3 years) this is a daunting task. This is especially difficult at the middle and high school levels. Added to the language difficulty are other factors such as the student's education in his or her home country, the student's parents' education, the student's literacy in his or her own language, etc. There are many things a teacher can do to help the EL be able to navigate through an assessment. One thing is to show them how to zero in on key words and how to work around vocabulary with which they aren't familiar. Another strategy is to provide them with graphic organizers to help them brainstorm vocabulary and to organize it into an answer. (for writing prompts) Below is a list of test words they need to understand. Go to the graphic organizer section for sample organizers.
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Word |
Short Student Friendly Phrases |
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Trace |
Follow, track outline, list in steps |
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Analyze |
Think through, break apart, break into pieces |
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Infer |
Figure out, read between the lines, predict, what are they trying to say |
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Evaluate |
Judge, value of, meaning, examine, solve, test for the truth of, tell one good and one bad |
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Formulate |
Come up with, make a plan, develop, make, create |
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Describe |
Tell about, show me, list details |
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Support |
Provide reasons, tell reasons, give examples, back it up |
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Explain |
Tell all about, tell what and why, tell how, teach to someone else |
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Summarize |
Tell main parts, bottom line, main ideas |
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Compare |
List sames, all the ways they are alike |
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Contrast |
List differences, all the ways they are different |
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Predict |
Educated guess, tell what could or may happen, look into the future |
http://education.ky.gov/AA/distsupp/Pages/K-PREP.aspx (about KPREP and resources)
http://education.ky.gov/AA/items/Pages/K-PREPItems.aspx (released items by grade)
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