Certification Examinations for Oklahoma Educators (CEOE) Practice Exam

As students develop letter recognition, which strategy would best promote their ongoing progress?

1. Teaching them to produce initial sounds

2. Having them write the names of pictures

3. Instructing them to match letters without picture cues

4. Assigning them to write different letters from the cards

The correct answer is: Instructing them to match letters without picture cues

Promoting ongoing progress in letter recognition involves ensuring that students can identify and understand letters in a way that goes beyond mere memorization or recognition when paired with images. Instructing students to match letters without picture cues challenges them to rely solely on their knowledge of the letters themselves and reinforces their understanding of the alphabetic principle. By engaging in this activity, students develop a stronger cognitive connection to the letters and their shapes, which is crucial for literacy development. They also practice visual discrimination skills, honing their ability to identify letters in various contexts and ultimately preparing them for reading and writing tasks where they won't have visual aids to assist them. This strategy fosters independence and confidence in their letter recognition skills, making it a crucial step in their literacy journey. The other strategies, while engaging in their own right, often rely on visual supports or sound production, which may not reinforce the same level of autonomous letter recognition that matching letters requires.