REAP Founders Jen & Jeremy Rhett: their dyslexic kids inspired them to help 40,000 readers
They planned to train 1 teacher and ended up training more than 1,000
REAP was born out of a passion to help struggling readers. Jen and Jeremy Rhett are the parents of dyslexic children. They saw firsthand how their kids blossomed with the help of specially trained tutors. They knew that lots of kids struggle with reading for a variety of reasons. They also knew that most of these kids would never have a tutor, which means they would likely fall behind their peers. They would struggle to keep up in middle and high school, then struggle to find a good job.
“Structured Literacy changed our kids’ lives and we knew it could help other kids who might never learn to read otherwise.”
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