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Charles Greenwood and Judith Carta will direct a new research center on identifying and intervening in potential reading problems in very young children funded by the U.S. Department of Education for $10 million over five years.

The Juniper Gardens Children’s Project researchers will direct the Center for Response to Intervention in Early Childhood that includes partners at Ohio State University, the University of Minnesota and Dynamic Measurement Group, a company in Oregon. The grant was awarded through the National Center for Special Research Program within the Department of Education.

“Learning to read is one of the most important skills children need for success in later life,” said Greenwood. “Unfortunately, children with reading problems are often identified much too late. They fail to receive any special intervention until the second or even third grade. By that time, they’ve missed out on important learning opportunities and have a difficult time catching up.”