Todd Brekhus

Todd Brekhus

Todd Brekhus is the president of myON, a business division of Capstone Publishing which provides a personalized reading environment that matches students’ interests and reading level and tracks their reading growth. While at the helm, Brekhus has been named Visionary of the year by EdTech Digest and AAP for his dedication and forward thinking approach to literacy. Prior to joining Capstone, Brekhus held executive positions in a range of businesses from startups to large education companies, and spent eight years in education as a teacher, department chair, and technology director.

myON Tackles K-12 Literacy Issues with Personalized Reading Platform

Despite advancements in technology and access to information, literacy remains a huge issue in K-12 schools throughout the world. “Reading achievement is persistently low,” says Todd Brekhus, president of myON™. “Only 35% of all fourth graders, 36% of eighth graders and, 38% of twelfth graders read proficiently.” To help students overcome these literacy challenges, myON,…