MN Talks!inMN Talks!LENA Start: Minnesota’s 2016 Annual Report ReleasedDear LENA Start Partners and Friends, We have completed our first year of implementing LENA Start in Minnesota. Developed by the LENA…2 min read·Feb 28, 2017----
MN Talks!inMN Talks!Bright Futures Begin at Birth — Minnesota Event Focuses Statewide on Healthy StartsEarlier this month, Health Partners and the Greater Twin Cities United Way co-hosted an event to highlight collaborative initiatives across…2 min read·Nov 23, 2016----
MN Talks!inMN Talks!American Academy of Pediatrics Issues new Media GuidelinesThe American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated their guidelines on the use of digital media in the early years and issued a policy…1 min read·Nov 23, 2016----
MN Talks!inMN Talks!Bridging the Word Gap Emerging Scholars Program — Seeking ApplicantsThe Bridging the Word Gap (BWG) Research Network is seeking applicants for their Emerging Scholar Program. The program offers successful…1 min read·Nov 23, 2016----
MN Talks!inMN Talks!How to Spark Language Everywhere — Even SupermarketsAn intervention implemented in Philadelphia recently increased conversations between parents and children by 1/3 while parents shopped at…1 min read·Nov 23, 2016----
MN Talks!inMN Talks!LENA Launches CLASS — a program to close the Word Gap in child care centersThe LENA Research Foundation and the Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County, Florida have announced a partnership to pilot LENA CLASS…1 min read·Nov 23, 2016----
MN Talks!inMN Talks!University of MN Identifies Research on Early Language Development as a Grand ChallengeKaren Hanson, Provost of the University of Minnesota, has selected a proposal for interdisciplinary research, Reducing Early Language…1 min read·Sep 28, 2016----
MN Talks!inMN Talks!Back to School! Think Small Launches LENA Classes for Parents and Family Childcare ProvidersLeaders at Think Small — Dianne Haulcy, Jacqueline Perez, and Gerri Fisher have launched an adaptation of LENA Start that strives to build…1 min read·Sep 21, 2016----
MN Talks!inMN Talks!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…1 min read·Sep 20, 2016----