In this webinar we will discuss how a focused approach on educator-child interactions can enhance relationships, support healthy social behaviors, manage challenging behaviors, and prevent them from occurring.
LENA - Building brains through early talk
Webinars (5)
Setbacks and Solutions: Helping early educators navigate language and social-emotional delays
It’s more important than ever to equip early childhood educators to address children’s unique needs and help get their language and social-emotional development on track. There’s strong new evidence to suggest that LENA Grow, a language-focused professional development program for early educators, is effective at doing just that.
Support from the Start: The Power of Responsive Interactions in Supporting Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
What are the most effective, accessible, achievable ways to nurture infant and early childhood mental health/social and emotional well-being in young children? As anyone who has ever cared for a young child or talked to a stressed-out early educator or struggling parent well knows, this is a question that deserves all the attention it can get.
Measurable Talk = Immeasurable Benefits: Improving Teacher-child Interactions in Early Childhood Education
Learn how LENA technology supports positive outcomes for social-emotional, language, and cognitive development, delivering equity-minded insights into how children experience interactions on an individual level. Hosted by Smart Start.
The link between language and socioemotional development
Many previous studies have drawn connections between the quantity of back-and-forth interactions in early childhood and later linguistic and cognitive skills. Importantly, newly published research conducted in Chile has taken a novel direction, determining that infants’ language environments predict their socioemotional skills one year later.
Blog Posts (11)
Social-Emotional Development in Early Childhood: New Evidence of LENA Grow’s Effectiveness
New data analysis suggests LENA Grow accelerates social-emotional development, a strong sign of kindergarten readiness.
Challenging Behavior in Early Childhood Education: Webinar Highlights
Challenging behavior is among the most pressing issues facing early childhood educators today.
Understanding Challenging Behavior in Early Childhood Education: A Focus on Communication Skills
Discover how to identify and respond to challenging behaviors in early childhood education classrooms and explore how LENA can help!
Early childhood mental health, dual-language learners, the science of reading, and more: A look back at our most popular content of 2023
LENA’s journey through 2023 has been marked by revealing insights and transformative discussions. Join us as we take a look back at some of the blog posts, webinars, and resources that gained the most attention over the year.
With language and social-emotional delays on the rise, here’s one part of the solution
New data analysis shows that LENA Grow may help boost language and social-emotional Teaching Strategies GOLD® scores.
The Power of Responsive Interactions in Supporting Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: Webinar highlights
What roles do conversational turns and responsive relationships play in infant and early childhood mental health?
Study finds causal link between conversational turns and socioemotional development in babies
Updated with new data insights! Researchers in Santiago, Chile, have used LENA technology to show important connections between conversational turns and social-emotional development in very young children.
Research shows links between LENA Grow participation and social-emotional growth
Analyses reveal strong evidence that LENA Grow may give children’s social-emotional development a boost.
New study links conversational turns with increases in children’s verbal and nonverbal abilities using brain imaging and LENA technology
A study from MIT and Harvard uses LENA technology to investigate how children’s brains changed following an early language intervention.
Engaging resilience: How responsive caregiving lays the foundation for children to thrive
It is imperative for children beginning at a young age have the opportunity for secure, engaging relationships.
Research Roundup: How to reduce the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Explore research-based strategies for helping children overcome adversity.
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Study finds parents don’t talk to infants, toddlers enough
A new research study shows having conversations with infants and toddlers will eventually help their reading skills.
Roberts: Parent Coaching Can Relieve Stress, Bolster Babies’ Language Skills and Create a Deeper Sense of Community
Carly Roberts, a senior program officer at the Overdeck Family Foundation, explains why it is crucial to coach and support parents to benefit children.