'Toddlers Can Read': Former Houston teacher's business helps close literacy gap

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A former Houston teacher is getting national attention for his program 'Toddlers Can Read.' Through his online course, Spencer Russell is turning everyday parents into top notch teachers.

He says, "School plays a big role in a kid's ability to read, but not every kid has access to the same schools, to the same teachers, to the same tutors."Book publishers file federal lawsuit over Texas book ban lawPair that with a structured curriculum that doesn't necessarily allow teachers much flexibility, the individual needs of each student could fall through the cracks. "It is the norm for kids to struggle, it is not the norm for kids to excel," says Russell.

"During that whole time, my test scores are going through the roof. We start to get recognized by the school, the district, the state, nationally," Russell said. "Our testing was incredible, but it was because we had parents doing the same thing at home."

 

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