SOLO™ from Don Johnston, Inc. is a software tool set that builds key learning skills in reading for information and understanding, plan, draft, revise, proofread and present for students aged eight to eighteen. SOLO™ is the only software solution your students need to improve skills in reading and writing across the curriculum.
Increases independence in reading comprehension and writing
Provides framework to stay focused on work and build effective reading and writing skills
Facilitates strategic approach to organising, editing and revising
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For Inclusive Education
A Supports comprehension and memory with graphic organiser
Provides practice to intigrate important reading and writing skills
Uses state-of-the-art text to speech, word prediction and outliner View the complete list
Learning needs in today's classrooms are more diverse than ever. Yet in this age of accountability, learning expectations are identical for all students, Research shows that keys to success involve leveraging individual strengths while supporting every student as they build skills for long-term achievement. SOLO™ builds skills independently by helping students practice research-based reading and writing strategies in curriculum coursework. With SOLO supports, students turn these skills into life-long habits.
The Don Johnston development team, along with professional education experts, incorporated Universal Design for Learning principles and effective research into each SOLO software product.
Announcing SOLO network version
Now you can network all your computers using SOLO network version. Make learning supports available for every student in your classroom or computer lab. The SOLO network includes: Software, Quick Card Guides, School Administrator's Guide and Getting Started Manuals. Current customers will enjoy a generous upgrade path for prior SOLO versions, while new customers will appreciate site-based pricing affordable for varying size schools and LEA's. Stand-alone versions are available. Call for pricing; perfect for general ed., Title I and IDEA funds.
Read:OutLoud
Read Strategically for Comprehension.
The meaning of text does not reside in the words on a page. Meaning is constructed in the mind of the reader. Auditory support alone is not sufficient to construct meaning. Students need to learn and practice effective research-based reading strategies. Read:OutLoud is the only software program that includes research-based reading comprehension strategy guides so readers gain true understanding of concepts in studies across curriculum subjects. Click here for more information.
Draft:Builder
For struggling writers, transforming thoughts into purposeful and coherent writing can be daunting. These students often lack critical strategies for collecting information, analyzing relevant ideas and organizing their writing. Using well-established research, education experts from the Education Development Center (EDC) partnered with Don Johnston Incorporated and created Draft:Builder to solve the problems of struggling writers. Draft:Builder is a powerful planning, organizing, and draft-writing program that guides students through each step of the writing process. Click here for more information.
Write:OutLoud
Motivates Students to Compose, Revise, and Edit Independently.
Research shows that struggling writers typically do not write enough to effectively communicate their message. After they finish composing, their revisions and edits have little impact on the text. Write:OutLoud improves student writing through simple and purposeful supports. Students produce more written work and self-assess their work more often. Click here for more information.
Co:Writer
Empower Written Self- Expression and Vocabulary.
Most students have thoughts that are much richer than the words and sentences they create. For students who struggle to translate ideas into writing, Co:Writer provides industry standard Linguistic Word Prediction, FlexSpell, Topic Dictionaries and new vocabulary supports to narrow the gap between thoughts and written words. Now, students can effectively express ideas in writing, improve spelling and create coherent sentences. Click here for more information.
Implement UDL in Your Classroom
with SOLO™ SOLO™ is an ideal solution for inclusion and personalised learning
when students need individual support. SOLO™
incorporates Universal Designed for Learning (UDL)
principles to build skills, extend practice and
reinforce instruction.
Use SOLO with the students who need
it the most, then transition SOLO to other
students who need reading comprehension
and/or written expression support.
Set up group activities (research project,
exam review or science project) with both
computer and off-computer support
components, created in SOLO.
Print SOLO Supported Reading and
Writing Guides for off-computer
classroom support
Stand alone pricing below. Call for Network Version pricing 01925 256500.
SOLO
MAC/WIN
Cost/Computer
1 - 4 Computers
S11WB
£463.00 ea.
5 - 9 Computers*
S11SLWB
305.20 ea.
10 - 19 Computers*
S11SLWB
291.00 ea.
20 - 49 Computers*
S11SLWB
277.40 ea.
50+ Computers*
Call for Pricing!
Prices exclude VAT and carriage.
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* Multiple User License Form required for licenses.
