High Ground News Podcast: If Memphis literacy rates are low, do kids need to be taught differently?

By Natalie Van Gundy, Daily Memphian Updated: February 08, 2019 3:43 PM CT | Published: February 08, 2019 3:42 PM CT

Dr. Krista Johnson, the executive director of ALLMemphis, answers if children in poverty and other adverse circumstances learn differently and how Memphis schools can adapt to meet their literacy needs.

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Natalie Van Gundy is a podcast and video producer for The Daily Memphian. She is also the producer for "Behind the Headlines" on WKNO Channel 10.

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