Make every interaction count in early childhood education.
Unique data insights coupled with practice-based professional development.
LENA Grow focuses on a single, straightforward, proven solution to accelerating brain growth, boosting social-emotional development, and increasing kindergarten readiness.
That solution: Giving early childhood educators the tools they need to improve language environments equitably and to truly connect with each and every child in their care.
Now, taking everything LENA has learned from the teachers who have completed the program, the researchers who have evaluated it, and the implementing partners who have made it a reality in communities around the world, we’re excited to announce the new LENA Grow.
Say hello to the new LENA Grow!
How LENA Grow Works
In just five weeks of LENA Grow (or two stackable five-week sequences), educators renew the energy, dedication, and pride with which they approach the profession, appreciating more than ever just how critical a role they play in children’s lives. Explore a LENA Grow Demo to see how the program works.
The coaching and feedback loop leads to an increase in interaction and a heightened sense of connectedness with the children. In turn, the children gain all the short- and long-term benefits associated with increased conversational turns. That’s according to a rapidly growing body of peer-reviewed research and independent evaluations.
The Educator’s Perspective
LENA Grow motivates early childhood educators to become active participants in their own professional development — both for their own future and that of the children in their care. Our survey results indicate that the program helps teachers increase self-efficacy and job satisfaction.
“I believed that I was being vocal with the children daily, but the data gave a spotlight on how to scaffold conversations into taking more back-and-forth turns and being more child-initiated. I was excited to see how setting and meeting weekly goals can have an immediate impact on my learning environment. It was an eye-opening experience.”
— Brigitte Willis, Director of A Better Day Christian Learning Center in Grovetown, Ga.
Download the LENA Grow Impact Report.
LENA Grow’s impact can be measured in positive individual outcomes for both children and teachers. Importantly, LENA data also offers unprecedented insight into broad trends across the entirety of the early childhood education landscape.
We work with a wide array of LENA Grow partners.
LENA Grow is highly flexible. The program works effectively across care settings to boost positive interactions between children and caregivers. Explore our collection of partner case studies and webinars to learn more about how organizations are making scalable improvements in child care quality with LENA Grow:
Join the movement to put early talk front and center.
LENA Grow started with just one program partner in 2016. As of 2023, the program has served over 25,000 children and 6,500 educators across 32 states and three countries.
Learn more about how we can work together to support the children and early childhood educators in your community:
- Read our five-step guide to launching a new LENA program.
- Schedule a time to talk with our partnerships team, or send us an email to get the conversation started.
Ready to learn more about bringing LENA Grow to your community?
Get started by taking a LENA Program Readiness Assessment. It only takes about 10 minutes to complete and is an important first step in adding LENA to your program offerings.
Make every interaction count in early childhood education.
Unique data insights coupled with practice-based professional development.
LENA Grow is unique among the professional development opportunities available for infant, toddler, and preschool educators.
The program focuses on a single, straightforward, proven solution to accelerating brain growth, boosting social-emotional development, and increasing kindergarten readiness.
That solution: Giving early childhood educators the tools they need to improve language environments equitably and to truly connect with each and every child in their care.
“We have children who are being isolated, who aren’t being talked to. We wouldn’t think of not feeding children, but we’re not feeding them language.”
— Dr. Libby Doggett, former Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education
How LENA Grow Works
In just five weeks of LENA Grow (or two stackable five-week sequences), educators renew the energy, dedication, and pride with which they approach the profession, appreciating more than ever just how critical a role they play in children’s lives.
The coaching and feedback loop leads to an increase in interaction and a heightened sense of connectedness with the children. In turn, the children gain all the short- and long-term benefits associated with increased conversational turns. That’s according to a rapidly growing body of peer-reviewed research and independent evaluations.
The educator’s perspective
LENA Grow motivates early childhood educators to become active participants in their own professional development — both for their own future and that of the children in their care. Our survey results indicate that the program helps teachers increase self-efficacy and job satisfaction.
“I believed that I was being vocal with the children daily, but the data gave a spotlight on how to scaffold conversations into taking more back-and-forth turns and being more child-initiated. I was excited to see how setting and meeting weekly goals can have an immediate impact on my learning environment. It was an eye-opening experience.”
— Brigitte Willis, Director of A Better Day Christian Learning Center in Grovetown, Ga.
Download the LENA Grow Impact Report
Every single LENA program contributes not just to improved outcomes for individual children and educators, but also to sophisticated research. The data that come from LENA’s programs provide the most robust pictures of early language environments that exist anywhere. Each program’s dataset translates into new research findings, which in turn translates into an even more effective, evolving program model.
We work with a wide array of trusted partners
LENA Grow is highly flexible. The program works effectively in both home- and center-based care settings to boost positive interactions between children and caregivers. Explore our collection of partner case studies and webinars to learn more about how organizations are making scalable improvements in child care quality with LENA Grow:
Join the movement to put early talk front and center
LENA Grow started with just one program partner in 2016. As of 2022, the program has served over 16,000 children and 4,500 educators across 29 states and three countries.
Learn more about how we can work together to support the children and early childhood educators in your community:
- Read our five-step guide to launching a new LENA program.
- Schedule a time to talk with our partnerships team, or send us an email to get the conversation started.
- Learn more about how organizations can secure funding for new LENA Grow programs through Launch Grants, or scale current programs through Expansion Grants.
Ready to learn more about bringing LENA Grow to your community?
Get started by taking a LENA Program Readiness Assessment. It takes about 10 minutes to complete and is an important first step to bringing LENA Grow to your community.
