AT Tip 4 - For Reading and Writing

A. From Read-Write-Think, a vast resource for students, families, and teachers, comes reading, and letter exploration (under Student Materials):
http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp
Build letter fluency through experience with letter recognition and letter sounds.

• KiddoNet Alphabet http://www.kiddonet.com/gb/flash/phonics/Intro.html
• Poisson Rouge Alphabet http://www.poissonrouge.com/abc/index.htm
• Julia’s Rainbow Corner http://www.juliasrainbowcorner.com/html/a2z.html
• Match Pictures to Letter Sounds: In this activity, students type their name to start, and print their picture matches when they are finished - a nice tangible product. http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/picturematch/
  

B. . Students using word processing - How to Format a Word Document
It’s helpful for students, who use word processing, to know some basics about Microsoft Word.
I've posted 2 resources about basic formatting, you'll find these in "Microsoft Handouts"; one is a PDF handout "Basic Formatting in Word", and the other is a Presentation in QuickTime of the same name (can also be opened in Power Point). Use this presentation in the computer lab or classroom before you begin a writing assignment.
Skills in this lesson include: using the menu bar, how to find & open toolbars, using text alignment tools, zoom, and the ability to properly format an assignment.