Instruction)
Exam Coverage
Exam coverage for the KPEERI (Knowledge and Practice
Examination for Effective Reading Instruction) includes the
foundational knowledge and instructional practices associated with
Structured Literacy™ and evidence-based reading instruction. The
exam evaluates educators' understanding of literacy development,
reading difficulties, and systematic, explicit instruction across the
major components of language and literacy.
,orthography
the writing system
syntax
structure of sentences
,morphology
meaningful parts of words
semantics
word phrase and meaning
Phonology
the speech sound system
, Students proficient in reading by 4th grade
1/3 (32% below basic)
structured literacy principles
Modeling, explicit instruction, meaningful interactions with
language, multiple opportunities to practice tasks, corrective
feedback is provided after student responses, student effort
encouraged, lesson engaged monitored, Students successfully
complete activities at a high criterion level of performance.