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KU Literacy Project Lands Federal Grant   Date: May 16, 2008
   The University of Kansas has been selected for a major federal grant to conduct research to improve the learning skills of pre-school children in inner-city neighborhoods. The Department of Education will provide $10 million to KU's Juniper Garden Children's Project in Kansas City, Kansas. Professor Judith Carta (CAR-tuh) says researchers will develop methods to monitor and teach disadvantaged children before they enter the school system.

   

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   Researchers say many younger children with reading problems don't receive special help until the second or third grade, when it's difficult for them to catch up. KU professor Charles Greenwood says he expects the center to become a national leader in developing early-literacy programs.

    
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