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LENA in Hawaii


Making every interaction count in early childhood education.

LENA (Language ENvironment Analysis) is a national nonprofit on a mission to transform early childhood education.

LENA Grow offers evidence-based professional development for early childhood educators.
LENA Start builds school readiness and strengthens families with parent-group classes.
LENA SP offers reliable, detailed language environment data in research and clinical applications.

In Hawaii, LENA has reached 600 children and 130 early childhood educators since 2020, and LENA technology has recorded more than 1.1 million conversational turns.



600
children


130
teachers


1.1 million
CTs




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Did you know?

LENA has crosswalks with Head Start, CLASS, The Pyramid Model, ZERO TO THREE, and more!





"I focus on sharing that the parents are already communicating with their children and doing amazing things. We are sharpening the tools that they already have and the varying ways they communicate with their child. We’re highlighting that they are already doing these things."
Leialoha Snyder
PATCH

Let's talk about bringing LENA to your community.

Whether you're with a school district, CCR&R, state agency, library, university-community partnership, public health initiative, or any other organization dedicated to improving early childhood outcomes, we want to help you put your organization on the LENA map.


 Staff Member

Connect with Amy Marciniak,
Director of Growth Operations
AmyMarciniak@LENA.org