For Classroom Teachers

• 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
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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.

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.