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Ohio, 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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Right now in Ohio ...

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~500,000 children

attend child care or preschool in Ohio.

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1 in 5 children

spends most of the day in language isolation.

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2 in 3 children

aren’t ready for kindergarten on time.

LENA Grow Empowers Early Childhood Education

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On the Ground in the Buckeye State

In Dayton, Preschool Promise used CLSD funds to invest in LENA Grow. See the program in action in this video.

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How OCCRRA Scaled Their LENA Grow Quality Initiative Statewide in Ohio

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The Impact of a Language-Based Intervention With Individualized Coaching in Early Childhood Education Classrooms

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Teaching Literacy by Modeling Language

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⬤ LENA Grow Partners

  • 4c for Children
  • Action for Children
  • Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
  • Child Care Resource Center
  • Corp. for Appalachian Development
  • Early Childhood Resource Center
  • Mini University
  • Preschool Promise
  • OCCRRA
  • South Side Early Learning
  • Starting Point
  • YMCA of Northwest Ohio

As of May 2025, LENA Grow has reached 150 centers and 1,500 classrooms across Ohio. That’s just the start!

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LENA is helping Ohio Step Up 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 Ohio’s Quality Improvement System.

Even at centers with the highest quality rating, many children experience very little interaction with their teachers. That needs to change. When it does, higher classroom quality follows.

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Improving child outcomes, and proving our results.

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

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

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

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

Five Weeks That Change Everything

Teachers are loving LENA

  • 91% of Ohio educators reported increased confidence in their teaching abilities after LENA Grow.
  • 96% say they would recommend LENA Grow to other teachers.
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“One of our teachers actually said, ‘You know, I love this tool because it reminds me that I’m having meaningful interactions with these children and that it’s helping them to grow,’ which I just think is such a beautiful light bulb moment to see.”

– Amy Kronberg, Senior Manager of Early Learning Initiatives, Preschool Promise

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Ready to transform your early childhood program in Ohio?

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 Kelsey Hewlett

Regional Partnerships Director LuisBernal@LENA.org

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