LENA | Building Brains Through Early Talk
LENA (Language ENvironment Analysis) is on a mission to transform children's futures through early talk technology and data-driven programs. LENA provides technology-based programs to accelerate the language development of children birth to three and close opportunity gaps.
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LENA (Language ENvironment Analysis) is a national nonprofit on a mission to transform children’s futures through early talk technology and data-driven programs.
Understanding LENA Technology
LENA technology is the industry standard for measuring talk with children, which is a critical factor in early brain development. LENA uses a small wearable device — often referred to as a “talk pedometer” — combined with cloud-based software to deliver detailed feedback that helps adults make proven, sustainable increases in ...
Understanding why LENA programs work
LENA Start is an evidence-based group program for families that uses regular feedback from LENA technology to help increase interactive talk between adults and young children. Iowa State University’s Evaluation of LENA Start efficacy finds richer home language environments
Early Learning Indiana partners with LENA for early literacy skills
Early Learning Indiana (ELI) announced a partnership with LENA, a leading nonprofit in research and programming for early language development. The partnership is funded by a $3.2 million grant from Lilly Endowment and will improve the quantity of verbal interactions between children and their teachers through the LENA Grow program.
Home and family engagement Archives - LENA
Mar 2, 2024 · LENA (Language ENvironment Analysis) is a national nonprofit on a mission to transform children’s futures through early talk technology and data-driven programs.
Dual language learners experience less teacher-child interaction in ...
Apr 26, 2024 · That’s according to new analysis of data from LENA’s “talk pedometer” technology, which suggests that toddler and preschool classrooms across the U.S. provide significantly fewer conversational turns for children who are DLL than for their monolingual, English-speaking peers.
LENA Grow - LENA - Building brains through early talk
LENA Grow delivers a single, straightforward, evidence-based solution to boosting children's language, literacy, and social-emotional development while improving both teacher satisfaction and classroom quality.
New data analysis: One in five children in child care spends ... - LENA
Nov 2, 2022 · According to LENA’s recent analysis of day-long audio recordings from 15,820 children, approximately one in five children spent most of the day in language isolation.
First paper published linking conversational turns with brain
Aug 13, 2018 · For this analysis, the team used diffusion MRI to measure brain structure, behavioral assessments to measure cognitive skills, and LENA technology to measure adult words, conversational turns, and other elements of each child’s language environment.