SOLO Stations
Alternative names: SOLO carousel, SOLO bus stop, SOLO circus, SOLO Pick and Mix.
In this approach teachers set up “stations” featuring differing learning activities in the classroom or another location. Each SOLO station features a learning activity suitable for students with, prestructural, unistructural, multistructural, relational, and extended abstract understanding of the text. Small groups of students rotate through the different SOLO differentiated stations and activities throughout the lesson. SOLO differentiated success criteria are available at each station and self and peer assessment is encouraged throughout. The number of students at each station, the type of activity and the conditions for moving to another station are set before the activity starts.
In some cases teachers use virtual stations - SOLO differentiated worksheets of activities and tasks - where students choose the “station” they will be working on - and no physical movement is required.
Refer McNeill and Hook 2012 SOLO Taxonomy and Making Meaning Bk3 Extended texts and thematic studies p6
Examples
Differentiation by task - Lisa Jane Ashes
Socrative sets the standard for SOLO Stations - evsport
SOLO Stations with iPads McIntosh8
SOLO Stations in English David Doherty
Introduction to SOLO David Didau
Shakespeare SOLO Taxonomy and taking risks David Didau
SOLO revision stations - a step too far this time - Mishmash
More SOLO Stations - Data Fiend
SOLO Stations at Rossett School
