A new initiative aimed at transforming reading intervention for early learners is receiving $30 million from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative with the goal of creating a scalable program that can help students nationwide.

It’s called Reach Every Reader, a five-year partnership between MIT and Harvard that will work with several school districts to create personalized solutions for identifying and serving children who are struggling with reading. The initiative will combine experts in education, science, and technology to develop a web-based screening tool that identifies at-risk readers and provides solutions for students to use both at home and at school.

Starting with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina, researchers will work primarily with students in kindergarten through third grade but will also incorporate children as young as 18 months into their work, said Elizabeth City, executive director for the program and senior lecturer at Harvard.

“I see this as a way to, over time, shape the way learning happens inside and outside of schools,” City said. “We’re excited to help the field get unstuck around early literacy and help a lot of children become strong readers.”

Read the full article about the Harvard-MIT personalized learning program funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative by Kate Stringer at The 74.