LENA • In vivo recording of child language environment • Computerized analysis of Child Vocalizations, Adult Word Count, Conversational Turns, Electronic Noise • Age-based norms and reporting formats Scott McConnell, Erin Lease, and Gerri Fisher Educational Psychology and Think Small LENA Start Minnesota – Implementation Results Minnesota Implementation LENA Start • Funded by LENA Challenge Grant, Bush Foundation through Think Small, Generation Next, UM • Focus on implementation for scaling up - leverage existing programs and resources, expertise • “Hub and spoke” model • UM provides infrastructure for technology, training, evaluation • Local school districts provide intervention through ECFE Some Findings Total Served Scaling Up • Manualized 13-week parent education program in English, Spanish • Weekly LENA recordings and specialized reports • Focused on positive parenting, following child’s lead, expanding “serves and returns” • 10 groups in English, 3 in Spanish, 1 in Hmong • Certified trained staff: 9 LENA Start ’coordinators’, 8 administrators, 3 ECE teachers • 93 parents + 29 FCC providers enrolled and attended first session in 2016-2017 • 87% (n=33) “graduated” in 2016 completed cohorts • 67% (n=56) parent participants “low talk” at baseline in completed and active cohorts • Interest from >4 additional LEAs – urban & rural • Facilitating Professional Learning Communities for coordinators, administrators • Planning adaptations • Cultural/Linguistic (Hmong, Somali) • Programmatic (Family Child Care) More information and full report – www.mntalks.com