Oklahoma State Assessment Test (OSAT) Early Childhood Education Practice Test

Which practice enhances sight word recognition during reading assessment?

1. Encouraging the student to sound out the word.

2. Providing a rhyming word as a clue.

3. Naming the word and asking the student to repeat it.

4. Telling the student the word to repeat three times.

The correct answer is: Naming the word and asking the student to repeat it.

Naming the word and asking the student to repeat it enhances sight word recognition effectively. This practice helps solidify the connection between the spoken word and its visual representation, reinforcing memory and recall. When a student hears the word said aloud, they can better associate it with its appearance on the page, building confidence in their ability to recognize it independently in the future. Additionally, repetition plays a crucial role in learning. By asking the student to repeat the word, they engage in active learning, which can lead to better retention of that sight word. This method also provides immediate feedback, as students can adjust their pronunciation or recognition based on how they repeated it. Other approaches, such as encouraging the student to sound it out or providing rhyming words as clues, may not be as effective for sight word recognition because they can introduce complexities that sight words, by definition, are meant to bypass. Sight words often do not follow standard phonetic rules, and attempts to sound them out can lead to frustration and confusion. Telling the student the word to repeat three times might lead to rote memorization without the necessary context, limiting the depth of understanding and application in different reading scenarios.