Children's knowledge of letter names and shapes is a strong predictor of their success in learning to read. Knowing letter names is strongly related to children's ability to remember the forms of written words and their ability to treat...

What is the definition of alphabetic principle? This site focuses on the stages of effective decoding for all types of students and learning strategies.

This brief page from the Washington Calligrapher's Guild gives several illustrations and explanations of calligraphy, lettering, and design. Teachers could use this as a short reference with examples.

This article focuses on teaching early reading skills to 4 year-olds including Dolch sight words and other 3-letter words from the list provided, reading-readiness skills, and tips for teaching the alphabet.