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Michigan, say Hello to LENA Grow

96% of teachers recommend it!

LENA Grow is evidence-based professional development that delivers powerful data without the hassle. Backed by 20+ years of research, LENA Grow focuses on the key marker of quality in early childhood education: teacher-child interactions.

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Nearly half a million children

attend child care or preschool in Michigan.

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1 in 5 children

spends most of the day in language isolation.

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Only 1 in 14 children

get the optimal amount of language interaction. 

LENA Grow Empowers Early Childhood Education

higher kindergarten readiness
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better teacher retention
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Michigan children deserve a Great Start to Quality

You can’t improve what you don’t measure. LENA Grow measures — and improves — the teacher-child interactions that play such a large role in Great Start to Quality, Michigan’s quality improvement system.

  • CLASS® Domain: Instructional Support
  • CLASS® Domain: Responsive Caregiving
  • CLASS® Domain: Engaged Support for Learning
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Improving child outcomes, and proving our results.

Studies show that increasing interactions with LENA Grow boosts CLASS® scores, early literacy skills, kindergarten readiness, teacher confidence, and more. 

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LENA Grow preschool classrooms saw significant increases in all three CLASS® domains, especially Instructional Support.

Children in LENA Grow classrooms saw significant increases in TS GOLD® early literacy scores.

Children in LENA Grow classrooms were approximately two times more likely to demonstrate school readiness on the BRIGANCE, i-Ready®, and KRA assessments.

Teachers who participated in LENA Grow reported feeling significantly more valued as early childhood professionals.

Five Weeks That Change Everything

Teachers are loving LENA

  • 88% of Michigan educators reported increased confidence in their teaching abilities after LENA Grow.
  • 92% say they would recommend LENA Grow to other teachers.
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I am encouraged to know that the children and families here are better equipped to communicate with one another and to prioritize the crucial first years of a child’s life.

– Victoria Washington, Senior Project Director with 313Speaks, Detroit’s LENA program

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Ready to transform your early childhood program in Michigan?

Whether you’re ready to implement LENA Grow or just want to learn more, we’d love to connect. 

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Connect with Luis Bernal

Regional Partnerships Director LuisBernal@LENA.org

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