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Sep 28, 2016
LENA Start: Minnesota’s 2016 Annual Report Released
LENA Start: Minnesota’s 2016 Annual Report Released
Dear LENA Start Partners and Friends, We have completed our first year of implementing LENA Start in Minnesota. Developed by the LENA…
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Feb 28, 2017
Minnesota Initiatives
Bright Futures Begin at Birth — Minnesota Event Focuses Statewide on Healthy Starts
Bright Futures Begin at Birth — Minnesota Event Focuses Statewide on Healthy Starts
Earlier this month, Health Partners and the Greater Twin Cities United Way co-hosted an event to highlight collaborative initiatives across…
MN Talks!
Nov 23, 2016
University of MN Identifies Research on Early Language Development as a Grand Challenge
University of MN Identifies Research on Early Language Development as a Grand Challenge
Karen Hanson, Provost of the University of Minnesota, has selected a proposal for interdisciplinary research, Reducing Early Language…
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Sep 28, 2016
National Innovation
How to Spark Language Everywhere — Even Supermarkets
How to Spark Language Everywhere — Even Supermarkets
An intervention implemented in Philadelphia recently increased conversations between parents and children by 1/3 while parents shopped at…
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Nov 23, 2016
LENA Launches CLASS — a program to close the Word Gap in child care centers
LENA Launches CLASS — a program to close the Word Gap in child care centers
The LENA Research Foundation and the Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County, Florida have announced a partnership to pilot LENA CLASS…
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Nov 23, 2016
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American Academy of Pediatrics Issues new Media Guidelines
American Academy of Pediatrics Issues new Media Guidelines
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated their guidelines on the use of digital media in the early years and issued a policy…
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Nov 23, 2016
Bridging the Word Gap Emerging Scholars Program — Seeking Applicants
Bridging the Word Gap Emerging Scholars Program — Seeking Applicants
The Bridging the Word Gap (BWG) Research Network is seeking applicants for their Emerging Scholar Program. The program offers successful…
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Nov 23, 2016
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Back to School! Think Small Launches LENA Classes for Parents and Family Childcare Providers
Back to School! Think Small Launches LENA Classes for Parents and Family Childcare Providers
Leaders at Think Small — Dianne Haulcy, Jacqueline Perez, and Gerri Fisher have launched an adaptation of LENA Start that strives to build…
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Sep 20, 2016
Are Word Gap Interventions Narrowing the Achievement Gap?
Are Word Gap Interventions Narrowing the Achievement Gap?
A recent article in the New York Times provided evidence that the gap in academic performance associated with income inequality is…
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Sep 20, 2016
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