LENA is a national nonprofit on a mission to transform children’s futures through early talk technology and data-driven programs. We care about conversational turns. The more conversational turns a child has, the better their outcomes will be.
LENA offers two flagship, evidence-based programs for early childhood educators and families, LENA Grow and LENA Start. These programs deliver targeted, objective feedback on how many interactions children are experiencing directly into the hands of caregivers.
The results are positive changes in children’s early language, early literacy, and social-emotional development; strengthened caregiver-child relationships; improved classroom quality; and increased teacher satisfaction and reduced caregiver stress. Learn more at www.LENA.org
ABOUT THE SCREENING
We are thrilled to present this opportunity to screen “The Right to Read.” Visit www.LENA.org/blog to read our post providing some of the stories behind the stories you will see in this film. For example, Ivy Hunter, shown in the photos below, was an infant when her parents Teresa and Isaiah participated in LENA Start through the Virginia Beach GrowSmart initiative. Ivy was featured with her mom in the The Right To Read when she was a few years older.