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Early Literacy

Case Studies
A case study document with colorful sections discussing improved teacher-child interaction and literacy outcomes in Dayton, Ohio, featuring photos of educators and children, and logos for LENA Grow and Preschool Promise.
Improving CLASS® Scores and Literacy Outcomes in Dayton, Ohio
In 2020, Preschool Promise received a CLSD subgrant from the Ohio State Department of Education and Workforce. With the CLSD funds, they invested in the LENA Grow professional development program and the CLASS assessment tool.
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News Stories
Logo for the University of Nebraska at Kearney, featuring large blue letters "UNK" on the left and the words "University of Nebraska Kearney" in blue on the right.
UNK part of $1.3M project to boost early literacy in Nebraska
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Tip Sheets
A colorful chart titled "Questions to Ask During Shared Reading with Infants and Toddlers," showing boxes with prompts such as "What do you see?", "What is happening in this picture?", and "How would you feel if...?.
Questions To Ask During Shared Reading
How can you spark conversation during story time with the infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in your life?
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Blog Posts
A woman sits on the floor with a young child, reading a book together. The background is purple and teal with illustrated speech bubbles and decorative dots.
Beyond Words: How Interactive Talk Builds the Foundation for Early Literacy Success
Early literacy success doesn't mean teaching babies to read. They build early literacy skills through simple interactions with caring adults.
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Tip Sheets
Infographic titled “Conversation Starters for Reading with Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers,” showing five colorful sections with suggested questions and tips for engaging children while reading books together.
Conversation Starters for Reading
Help support meaningful conversations with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers during shared reading time.
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Case Studies
An informational poster for a case study on promoting healthy social behavior, school readiness, and teacher retention using the LENA Grow program, featuring text, logos, and images of young children.
Promoting Healthy Social Behavior, School Readiness, and Teacher Retention
With their LENA Grow program, Porter-Leath has produced clear results, including higher i-Ready® kindergarten readiness scores.
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Advocacy Tools
Infographic showing how conversational turns help children learn to read and write, with arrows indicating progression from infants saying sounds to early graders reading and writing sentences. Colorful graphics and text explain each stage.
Learning to read & write starts earlier than you think
Created in collaboration with Lucy Hart Paulson, co-author of LETRS for Early Childhood Educators, this graphic shows how learning to talk and learning to read and write happen in parallel.
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Tip Sheets
A father reads a book to his toddler in a cozy room. An infographic titled “Early Talk Builds Early Literacy” lists 5 tips for supporting literacy in young children, with colorful icons and LENA’s website link at the bottom.
Early Talk Builds Early Literacy
Support early literacy development from birth ... just by talking!
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White Papers
A teacher shows a picture book to a young girl in a classroom. The girl sits attentively, looking at the book while the teacher points to a page. Educational posters and a small chair are visible in the background.
LENA Grow and Early Literacy
This white paper shows that when teachers and caregivers have more conversational turns with children from birth, those kids develop stronger literacy skills.
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