One of the largest school districts in the U.S. brought LENA Grow to its Early Head Start and Head Start classrooms.

At the heart of every successful family recruitment strategy is effective relationship-building — with the families themselves, with the community organizations that may refer them, and with local media outlets. Join us to learn how a school district in Texas and a library system in Colorado have built buzz around their LENA programs and how they’ve translated that buzz into successful program implementations.

How have our partners adapted to the pandemic’s challenges? Learn about practical strategies that worked for them, and get your creative, problem-solving juices flowing as you design your family engagement strategy for 2021.

Explore key learnings on how community programs can recruit and retain families.

We hear from an organization that has recently launched a new LENA Start program and another that has shifted their existing program from in-person to virtual. What are their go-to strategies for effective family engagement in a virtual context?

For Pamela Robinson, a family child care provider in Georgia, using LENA Grow was an opportunity to show parents all the brain-building interaction that happens during the day in her home as she watches children.

In this webinar, medical practitioners help us understand early language development through a public health lens. How does interactive talk build family resiliency?

Family engagement specialist Kai-ama Hamer shares strategies for involving parents in community and school-based programs.