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Such a WONDERFUL example of conversational turns happening at home!
😂 😂 Another great example of a serve & return interaction! When an infant or young child babbles, gestures, or cries, and an adult (or a whole family, in this case!) responds appropriately with eye contact, gestures, words, or a hug, neural connections are built and strengthened in the child’s brain that support the development of communication and social skills. 📚 Learn more about serve and return here: https://bit.ly/3yIEExN
Challenging behaviors in early childhood often mask unmet needs. As educators, decoding these "messages" is crucial for fostering healthy social emotional development. Need help starting these important conversations? Download our free "Conversation Starters for Feelings & Emotions" guide and transform challenging moments into opportunities for emotional growth. Find it here! https://hubs.la/Q02Qg8gS0 #EarlyChildhoodEducation #EmotionalIntelligence #TeacherResources #EarlyEd #ECE
We always love Dan Wuori's insights and videos! Plus, he's ALWAYS speaking our language with his "early talk" discussions.
Did you know that babies cry with an accent? This week I’ll be focusing on language acquisition during infancy. Yesterday we talked about how newborns enter the world already recognizing the distinct tones of their mothers’ voices, as well as the rhythms and patterns of what will become their native language. And that recognition is not only receptive (the language we hear and understand), but expressive (the language we speak). Which leads us to crying with accent. A study that compared the cries of French and German infants identified distinct patterns their cries - measured as early as the day after their births - that mirror the unique melodies (or prosody) of their native languages. The French infants ended their cries with a lilt that mirrored French, while German infants began their cries with intensity then dropped off at the end, mirroring the vocalizations of their German parents. It’s still more evidence that some basic forms of language learning are influenced by children’s experience (learning) in utero. When it comes to our earliest vocalizations, newborns rely heavily on cries - which often tend to be a bit screechier than they will become in time - alongside gurgles, grunts and squeaks (like those shown in the video here.) But in just a matter of weeks these basic sounds make way for a much broader array of vocalizations. We’ll look at a few of those tomorrow. This new arrival was shared to TT by love.kids.002. #earlychildhood #earlyyears #eyfs #parenting
As the school year begins, understanding your students and their families is crucial for creating a supportive and inclusive learning environment. Building strong connections from the start helps to address their unique needs and fosters a sense of belonging, especially for multilingual learners. Discover effective strategies to prepare for your incoming class of multilingual students—click below to learn more! https://lnkd.in/eY64G8JM
Check out LENA team member Katharine Correll's post about this awesome upcoming project!
We are excited to launch a new grant, funded by NSF Developmental Sciences! We will be using sensing technology (LENA and ReelyActive) to capture and automatically analyze teacher-child language interactions in pre-k. Our great team includes Dwight Irvin, John Hansen, Eunsook Kim, and Sara Smith.
How do you handle toddlers’ big emotions when they’re expressing them in a way you would rather them not? Toddlers are beginning to understand and express their feelings and emotions. It’s up to us to help them do that in a positive way! Here are some tips on how... Download the full resource here >>> https://bit.ly/3MFr8C3 #EarlyEd #teachers #ECE #ECEteachers #toddlerparents #Earlytalk #prek
LENA and Save the Children US are proud to announce our partnership to address early childhood development challenges in rural America. Save The Children, serving over 500,000 children annually, brings 90 years of experience in providing crucial early learning resources, nutrition programs, and emergency response services. LENA contributes innovative technology and data-driven programs to accelerate language development for children aged 0-3. Together, we aim to close opportunity gaps by empowering educators and caregivers with tools to foster essential early learning skills. This collaboration leverages Save The Children's extensive network and LENA's focus on conversational turns to transform futures in underserved rural communities . #EarlyChildhoodEducation #RuralAmerica #EducationEquity
Creating effective communication in early childhood is vital to children’s success in school (and life!). Rochelle Lewis, an Early Head Start Educator at Porter-Leath, shared practical insights on how she does it in her classroom during our “Understanding Challenging Behaviors” webinar a while back. “A lot of our children are not vocal, and they cannot use their language to tell us what it is that they want,” Lewis explained. This communication gap often leads to challenging behaviors. Lewis’s solution? Teach children the words they need. By giving children a vocabulary for their emotions, Lewis helps them move from disruptive behaviors to effective communication. Watch the full replay of our "Understanding Challenging Behaviors" webinar here >> https://bit.ly/4dSur55 Or read the recap >> https://bit.ly/3zaccZO #ECE #earlychildhoodeducators #teachers #earlychildhood #earlytalk #EarlyEd
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LENA is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking collaboration with Stanford's Dr. Phil Fisher and Berkeley's Dr. Mahesh Srinivasan. This partnership will analyze LENA data from nearly 50,000 children, bringing multidisciplinary insights to early childhood development. Key highlights: - Dr. Fisher leads RAPID at Stanford's Center on Early Childhood, providing actionable data on children post-COVID - Dr. Srinivasan's Language and Cognitive Development Laboratory at Berkeley explores factors influencing children's language environments - The study will leverage LENA's extensive dataset to drive impactful research in early childhood development This collaboration promises to yield valuable findings that could shape the future of early childhood education and intervention strategies. Learn more: Stanford Center on Early Childhood: https://lnkd.in/eQmGBiVS Berkeley LCD Lab: https://bit.ly/4dLbHUW #EarlyChildhoodResearch #LanguageDevelopment #ECE #earlychildhoodeducation