SOLO Literacy Suite in the Classroom Shonda Golden & Gigi Whiteside Assistive Technology Specialists Fulton County Schools

SOLO Literacy Suite: Background

Writing Exercise Topic “The Evolution of Social Media” – Given 3 minutes, write a paragraph describing the early development of social media

“The Evolution of Social Media” Using the supports provided, now try to write a new paragraph about the early development of social media. – Graphic Organizer related to Topic (Draft:Builder) – Topic Specific Word Bank (Co:Writer w/Topic Dictionary) – Word Prediction (w/Topic Dictionary) – Auditory Feedback for editing (Write:Outloud)

Four Levels of Differentiation 1.Hard copy print out – low tech 2.Write:Outloud (auditory feedback) only – Speech Off/On 3.Co:Writer – Built In Topic Dictionaries or Create Your Own 4.Co:Writer with a Word Bank

Research Writing Read:Outloud reads internet and a variety of e-text aloud Includes study tools that allow students to: Highlight key information for notes Defines new vocabulary Add notes to summarize or include additional information Easily create a bibliography to cite sources

Differentiation – Internet Only Text selected by grade or lexile level – – – E-Text Chosen at students independent reading level Modified by teacher for – Content – Visual Needs/Ease Highlighters/Notes Reading Guide Read:Outloud “Recent research finds that SLTR (single line text reading) on a small-screen handheld device facilitates reading by improving both speed and comprehension in a subset of high school students with dyslexia”. Schneps MH, Thomson JM, Chen C, Sonnert G, Pomplun M (2013) E-Readers Are More Effective than Paper for Some with Dyslexia. PLoS ONE 8(9): e doi: /journal.pone

Student Work Samples

Curriculum Based Lessons SOLO Summer Institutes

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