TES Global
Tes: Letters: Formal & Informal
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides explanations for different modes of writing. Examples of informal and formats are provided.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Overview of Letter Combinations
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.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Teaching Concepts of Letter and Word
A great resource for teachers introducing the concepts of "letters" and "words" to early elementary students. Uses the names of the students themselves as a starting place in learning these concepts. Great site.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Teaching Audience in Interactive Writing
Lesson which teaches elementary students the importance and significance of keeping the audience in mind when writing. Students write invitation letters and perform extension activities while learning these concepts. Good resource.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Promoting Authentic Letter Writing
This lesson plan teaches letter-writing format by using literature and shared writing. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Using Folk Tales: Vowel Influences on the Letter G
Contains plans for a lesson about folk and fairy tales that also teaches about the different sounds of the letter "g." In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lesson as well as...
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Author Study Letter Rubric
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a rubric. Each student will write a letter to an author of choice, and afterword, this rubric may be used to assess each letter.
US Department of Education
U.s. Department of Education: Teaching Approaches: Phonemic Awareness
What is phonemic awareness? Check out this site to learn more about phonemic awareness. Teachers can gain an overview of this topic when they visit this resource.
SEDL
Cognitive Framework: Instructional Resources Database: Instructional Activities
This professional resource includes a database to find the answer relative to the best instructional practices related to alphabetic literacy. This site offers activities in English and Spanish to help teach literacy topics.
Other
Sounds of English
A comprehensive site on English pronunciation for English language learners and their teachers. It offers explanations and activities for pronunciation of specific sounds, of letter combinations, of word stresses, and of phrasal words....
TES Global
Tes: The Pardoner's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer
[Free Registration/Login Required] During this PowerPoint lesson, each student will learn how to write a letter that requests a pardon for a personal mistake made. Each student will reply to a letter from a classmate and serve in the...
Other
Teaching Ideas: Fifty Alternatives to the Book Report
Just as the title claims, here are fifty different ways to respond to a book. Most can be adapted to all grade levels.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: E Pals Around the World
Contains plans for three lessons that teach about writing friendly letters and parts of e-mails by asking middle schoolers to write to pen-pals around the world. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Mail Time! An Integrated Postcard and Geography Study
Contains plans for five cross-curricular lessons that teach about geography, reading, and writing by having young scholars send postcards to relatives and asking them to send postcards back. In addition to objectives and standards, this...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Phonics and Decoding
This resource provides information and techniques for teaching phonics and decoding, which assist with early literacy.
TES Global
Tes: When Do We Use Capital Letters? Poster?
[Free Registration/Login Required] Capitalization rules are provided on this visually-appealing poster. Students will find reminders about capitalizing the pronoun I, beginnings of sentences, names, abbreviations, and abbreviations.