Welcome Educators!
At Don Johnston we believe that good teachers and administrators are the most important and influential role models that every child needs in school today! We support your efforts and are truly dedicated to helping you create successful learning experiences to enrich the lives of every student in your diverse classrooms. We also want to help you improve the cost efficiencies and usage of our tools and technologies to support the learning process.
If you are looking for a quality and trusted writing technology to engage your students in grades 3 to 12, the
SOLO Network is an outstanding program to consider. This program includes the popular
Co:Writer word prediction software that is the "best of the best" in the industry!
You will build reading and writing skills, vocabulary and utilize our Teacher Central program to differentiate instruction and add needed guides and supports for students who have difficulty expressing their thoughts in writing. Check out the hundreds of free topic dictionaries and other templates we provide monthly for this incredible writing tool.
Read the NCTI (National Center for Technology Innovation) Research Study (PDF, 1.2 MB) demonstrating the dramatic results for low, middle and high performing students using SOLO, by Dr. Karen Erickson. You may also enjoy the Fairfax, VA, Student Self-Advocacy Writing Camp Program (PDF, 560 KB) that you can easily replicate in your extended learning plans.
Our Start-to-Finish paperback, audio and computer books are an excellent example of how teachers can bring the joy of reading into a struggling readers' eyes. Check out the free lesson plans that our expert literacy authors have built just for you. You can easily integrate our supplemental books in audio and text format to provide unique and multiple learning approaches for your readers. Discover how to use considerate text in a universal design for learning approach to better serve students who may be reluctant or remedial readers, those who may have a print disability or students who are English Language Learners. Read more about Universal Design for Learning.
If you are looking to start a Remedial Reading Program, check out the reading academy study using our Start-to-Finish books! (Coming Soon)
For beginning readers, take a look at the WordMaker and Simon S.I.O. phonics-based programs. Based on the renowned Four Blocks™ Model, WordMaker and Simon S.I.O. will engage your little learners and quickly bring improved results. Read the Simon S.I.O. Case Study (PDF, 288 KB) that provides evidence-based research using these well-recognized phonics tools.
For champion Social Studies teachers and Media Specialists looking for new ways to enrich the history learning experience, take a quick glance at our Incite! Learning Series. These short films integrate very nicely into every curriculum and include a critical thinking skills instructional model that will surely increase your students' history knowledge and the emotional connections that will anchor their comprehension around significant events in history. Create a whole-class dialogue using this "front-loading" curriculum-based approach.
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