Its all been pretty much covered but one thing I have discovered is that most inexperineced pilots cut the throttle when they are lined up to land. If the idle is set about right this results in the plane pretty much just stalling and falling to the ground and if your lucky, resembles a landing. I have learned to keep a notch or two of throttle on so that I fly the plane to the run way, then as I approach, just a foot or two above the ground, I cut the throttle, flair with the elevator and let it run out on the strip. If it is running a little hot, a little down elevator plants the nose wheel ( on a trainer) so you dont get the hop skip and jump. Once you transistion to high wing loadings and or tail draggers this really works great, the only difference is that once the main gear touches down, be careful with the down elevator to prevent a nose over. Landing is now my favorite part about flying. It is right infront of you and can be ever so graceful. I practice three pointers and two pointers and practice hitting the center of the runway .

Best regards,
Randy