LENA (Language ENvironment Analysis) is a national nonprofit on a mission to transform early childhood education.
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LENA Grow
offers evidence-based professional development for early childhood educators.
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LENA Start
builds school readiness and strengthens families with parent-group classes.
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LENA SP
offers reliable, detailed language environment data in research and clinical applications.
In Tennessee, LENA has reached 7.5k children and 1.5k early childhood educators since 2017, and LENA technology has recorded more than 6.5 million conversational turns.
In the BrightStartTN Clearinghouse, LENA Grow is an evidence-based and informed model for technical assistance and training and is an approved strategy for ECE Workforce Development, aligned with high quality care and education ages 0-5, positive early care and education climate, and social emotional health. The BrightStart TN Clearinghouse also lists LENA Start as an approved Family/Teacher Engagement Strategy, aligned with positive parent/child interaction, reading with children, and supports for families.
LENA Grow professional development hours count toward the required annual training hours for Tennessee child care licensing when documented in the TNPAL system. LENA Grow satisfies the 3-hour Pre-Literacy and Literacy Skills and Education Implementation requirement.
LENA also has crosswalks with Head Start, CLASS, The Pyramid Model, ZERO TO THREE, and more!
"The TN CCR&R sees the LENA Grow program as an important piece of the puzzle in proper language and socio-emotional development for children in Tennessee. The specialization training will not only better equip educators to deal with challenges in the classroom, but these educators will also be eligible for the AIMHiTN Endorsement upon completion.”
"Using LENA helps us to meet our school readiness goals, and it helps teachers engage in conversations with parents on what the data is saying, make suggestions, and provide resources to extend the learning at home."
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.
