This resource has two sections: Overview of Letter Combinations and two video demonstrations. It provides downloads of the following: lesson plan, lesson materials, word list, video transcripts, and teaching tips.

Tips and strategies for helping to remember spelling.

Tips from the University of Toronto on using word processing features as aids in composing and revising papers. W.9-10.6 Technology, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.6, W.11-12.6 Technology

This BBC Skillswise introduction to editing and proofreading shows how to check spelling and grammar at different stages of writing. Includes nine downloadable practice sheets for different stages and types of writing. [1:04]

Need some extra help in spelling, grammar, and writing? Search no further. The writing den gives great tips for sentence structure and even on writing essays. A lot of great information for language arts students and teachers.

Explains what proofreading is, how it differs from editing, and provides tips on how to proofread.

Tips on how to vary sentence structure to strengthen writing.

The point of fiction is to cast a spell, a momentary illusion that you are living in the world of the story. But how do writers suck readers into stories in this way? Nalo Hopkinson shares some tips for how to use language to make your...

In this lesson, you will focus on English and Spanish cognates. You will learn tips for identifying cognates, (words from other languages that have similar spellings, pronunciations, and meanings) and for using cognates to improve your...

Vasco da Gama (this is the accepted spelling) was a Portuguese explorer from the 15th and 16th centuries who established the first trade route to India that went around the southern tip of Africa. Read about his life, his...