Dad Teaches Toddler Reading By 2âMeanwhile Gen Z Parents Swipe Right on Screens
Meet Spencer Russell, Houston-born kindergarten hero turned Lovevery literacy guru, who achieved the mythical: teaching his 2-year-old son to readâright when most toddlers are mastering 'no.' Despite admitting he 'never loved reading' himself, Spencer, from Teach for America fame, handed his son a superpower. Now seven, the kid devours sports bios like a tiny bookie at a betting window. Spencer's baby 5-month-old also gets tactile books, not just swipeables. Shockingly, Spencer drops a truth bomb: two-thirds of 4th graders nationally read below grade, while Gen Z parents confess boredom and kids canât resist apps. Spoiler: Reading is work, not Netflix binges.
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Teaching toddlers to read at age 2 while Gen Z parents are rooting for an app to do it? Spencer Russell is literally raising a tiny genius in the digital age where 'book worm' sounds like a rare extinct species.
Nothing screams parenting 2.0 like a dad turning his toddler into a miniature librarian while other parents lose epic battles against the glowing rectangular overlordâaka screens.
Imagine baby books versus billion-dollar apps. Spoiler: apps win in time spent, but Spencer Russell just declared tiny humans are legally allowed to out-read iPads at 2 years old.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 9/2/2025 | Author: Kelly Burch
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