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SOLO is a literacy suite of the most popular assistive technology accommodations, including a text reader, graphic organiser, talking word processor, and word prediction. The new version (SOLO 6) was completely redesigned to be simple to use, yet powerful for students who struggle to read and write. For these students, SOLO 6 places all of the right tools at their fingertips. The accommodations in SOLO put students in charge of their own learning.

“Low-performing students made 46.8% gains in only 6 weeks!” NCTI “Quasi-Experiment” and Research Study, What Works for All Students, Sept 2006

Click above graph to download and view the NCTI 2006 Research Study.

“SOLO is used in my life skills classroom. It allows my ‘non-writers’ to become writers, and takes my students from can’t do to can do. They are excited about writing now!” Leslie Walker, Washington, USA

SOLO 6 includes brand new versions of the top Don Johnston reading and writing support software (also available separately):

Text Reader	Word Prediction
Read:OutLoud provides access to all of the new eBook formats required in the US’ IDEA, and also includes an accessible web browser	Co:Writer guides struggling writers to write grammatically-correct sentences with proper spelling
Talking Word Processor	Graphic Organiser
Write:OutLoud provides a simple interface, text-to-speech, and writing tools that help students focus on writing.	Draft:Builder guides students to write a quality first draft using three steps: 1) outlining, 2) note-taking, 3) draft-writing.

What’s new in SOLO 6?

It was completely redesigned to be easier to use! Teachers have little time to train and you want to get students up and writing in seconds, so the programs’ user interface has been completely redesigned (while preserving the functions you love). Visit each product (click on each of the four logos above) and check out the product’s Guided Tour Flash video – it’s a great way to see the new features in action.

• Super Easy Interface
  • Fully redesigned for ease of use
  • No log-in required
  • Train one tool at a time
• Network Ready
  • Network functionality built-in
  • Deep Freeze compliant
• NIMAS and PDF Ready
  Native support with NO CONVERSION
• NEW Speech Engine
  Curiously human-sounding
• New Operating Systems Support
  Now supports Mac OS 10.4+, Windows XP, Vista and 7. Functions identically on both platforms! To register to be notified when Mac OS 10.6 support is available, register at the Don Johnston website.
• Accessible Web Browser
  Bring smart speech support to the web
• Bookshare Support
  Open books on Bookshare‘s website with one click
• Train-in-30 Tutorial
  Train your team in just 30 minutes with the NEW Train-in-30 tutorials

“By adapting the assignments to scaffold learning, SOLO allows educators to easily and efficiently differentiate learning supports to increase time on task and maximising learning. SOLO is also independent enough that if well taught, a student can utilise SOLO in a workstation/centre to meet individual instructional plans.” Lead Dyslexia Teacher, Pflugerville, Texas, USA

Need to scan text into Read:OutLoud using a portable pen? See the ReadingPen 2 Oxford portable scanning pen from WizCom Technologies.

Related Products

• SOLO Professional Development Kit
  
• SOLO Writing Coach – A SOLO Intervention Framework

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Prices

	Code	Media	Platform	$AUD Price	$AUD GST
	SOLO 6 Literacy Suite UK Version - Single Computer Licence
	DJS11-V6	CD-ROM	Mac OS X, Win XP, Win Vista, Windows 7	$839.00	$0.00
	Upgrade to SOLO 6 Literacy Suite UK Version from any prior version of SOLO Literacy Suite - Single Computer Licence	Proof of original older software required
	DJS11UG	CD-ROM	Mac OS X, Win XP, Win Vista, Windows 7	$699.00	$0.00