Language Development

LENA announced a new statewide partnership with Excel by Eight and the University of Arkansas to strengthen early childhood education across the state.

The 14 Talking Tips are research-based techniques for increasing conversational turns with children aged 0-5.

Open-ended questions are great for encouraging talk and increasing conversational turns!

Early talk is more than just the research. We also want to emphasize putting research into practice.  

Use these tips to help organize your space, choose materials, and present children with inviting learning environments that support quality conversations.

Early literacy success doesn't mean teaching babies to read. They build early literacy skills through simple interactions with caring adults.

With their LENA Grow program, Porter-Leath has produced clear results, including higher i-Ready® kindergarten readiness scores.

Conversational turns are simple back-and-forth alternations between a child and an adult. They're simple, but they're also powerful.