Diversity Equity Inclusion

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While our focus is on creating the conditions that best support children’s engagement with adults, we must do so alongside strong, purposeful actions that do not perpetuate or exacerbate inequities and instead advance all children along the path to a more just society.

Crosswalks and Partnerships

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At LENA, we recognize that while early talk is a key factor contributing to a host of positive child outcomes, it needs to fit within a layered system of support to families, children, and educators while placing a minimal burden on caregivers

preschoolers talking together with a teacher in a classroom

Interaction in Early Childhood Education

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Improving early language environments is among the easiest and most cost-effective ways to improve children’s futures. What is the current state of language interaction in child care settings?

LENA for State Agencies

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Ensuring that every child in the U.S. arrives at kindergarten prepared for success is no easy task. LENA, a national nonprofit, has arrived at a straightforward, proven, cost-effective, equitable approach: increasing the amount of interactive talk children experience.

LENA Start for Libraries

LENA for Libraries

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Libraries around the country have found LENA Start parent-group classes to be a valuable tool for engaging families of infants and toddlers. LENA Start helps families learn how to increase conversation with their children during the first few years of life.

What We Do

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Early language programs powered by “talk pedometer” technology.

LENA Home

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Add an early language focus to any home visiting program.

LENA SP

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Gain early language insights in research and clinical applications.

Understanding LENA Technology

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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 talk pedometer, combined with cloud-based software to deliver detailed feedback that helps adults make proven, sustainable increases in interactive talk with children.

LENA Start

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LENA Start is an evidence-based community program for groups of families that uses regular feedback from LENA technology to help increase interactive talk between adult caregivers and young children.