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This growing program is addressing Detroit’s literacy crisis — just don’t say it’s filling a ‘word gap’
A small program that started in Detroit last year with an innovative plan to improve infants’ language skills has proved promising and is preparing to expand to serve more than 150 families.
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Parents learn, babies talk: How coaching moms and dads leads to better language skills among infants
A new study from the University of Washington shows that coaching parents on how to talk with their babies positively affects child development.
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Gift of gab: Frayser children reach for kindergarten readiness before they learn to talk
Community partners in Tennessee join forces to offer LENA Start to build community and school readiness skills.
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Early Language Exposure and Middle School Language and IQ: Implications for Primary Prevention
Two doctors reviewed the LENA Longitudinal Study and noted its contribution to the field and implications for pediatric policy and clinical practice.
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Your toddler is learning 8 new words a day. Here’s the best way to make use of that language
Children’s frequency of conversation with adults predicts language skills and IQ a decade later, according to a new study from LENA researchers.
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‘Nothing short of remarkable’: Study finds parents’ chats with their toddlers pay off 10 years later
A 10-year study by LENA researchers confirms that the amount of talk with adults that babies experience in the first three years of life is related to their verbal abilities and IQ in adolescence.
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Talking To Your Baby Might Make Them Smarter, New Study Finds, Especially When They Can Respond
A team of researchers led by Jill Gilkerson, director of child language research at the LENA Foundation, looked at the effect talking to your baby might have on their later success.
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Speaking with toddlers could boost IQ scores and language skills later in life
Having conversations with toddlers has been linked to higher IQ scores and better language skills by the time they reach school, a new study suggests.
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Boulder non-profit LENA publishes research on importance of early talk with infants, toddlers
A 10-year study by LENA shows that the amount of talk with adults that babies experience in the first three years of life is related to their verbal abilities and IQ in adolescence.
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Talking with your toddler could boost IQ scores and language skills later: Study
Early conversation with toddlers is linked to better language skills and higher IQ scores later in life, according to a new study.
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Importance of language development in low-income, high-risk children
Study shows that conversational turns with teachers are positively related to language skills in children who are high-risk.
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Back And Forth Conversation With Children Important For Children’s Brain Development
Using LENA technology, scientists at MIT discovered a relationship between conversational turns and children’s language development.
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A new technology counts words babies hear. This program aims to get parents to talk.
Parents in Wisconsin share how LENA Start taught them strategies to increase interactive talk with children.
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Infant nutrition and machine-based learning: Preliminary findings from Danone reveal colic promise
LENA partnered with Danone Nutricia Research to develop an expanded LENA capability to automatically detect and categorize crying and fussing in infants.
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A Smart Start
Local parents are lauding a ground-breaking new tool for early childhood development. The deceptively simple goal: Help babies’ brains grow by talking with them more.
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LENA HOME – Developing children’s language
Home-Start UK is using LENA Home to improve early childhood language development, and hoping to expand the program in the years to come.
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Early childhood language program launches second session in Wichita Falls
LENA Solutions expands to Wichita Falls and other Texan cities in order to reduce talk gaps and improve school readiness for young children.
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Here’s an intervention to keep our youngest learners from falling behind
Verbal engagement can influence child development more strongly than parental income or education, study shows
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Early education program addresses R.I. youth literacy
The Brown Daily Herald looks at the history of the Providence Talks program and its expansion made possible through additional funding pledged by the Providence Mayor's Office.
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New Study Aims To Identify Autism Early With Telehealth
Researchers at Purdue University are including LENA technology in a “telehealth” kit for better understanding early risk factors for autism.
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Parents learn how to talk to their babies in new Virginia Beach program
Families and program staff share their experiences participating in the LENA Start program through Virginia Beach GrowSmart.
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Wearable Tech Helps Early Learners Improve Language Contact
Child care centers in Virginia are using LENA programs to improve cognitive, emotional, and social development for young children.
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Talking with—Not Just to—Kids Powers How They Learn Language
Researchers at MIT use LENA technology to study brain activity and the importance of conversational turns to language development.
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Back-and-forth exchanges boost children’s brain response to language
Researchers at MIT used LENA technology to find that the amount of conversational turns is more strongly related to positive language development than the number of adult words spoken to a child.