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D. Kimbrough Oller, Ph.D., explains work published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) and how technology has evolved since he first started studying vocal development.
The Future of Automated Vocal Analysis See this issue

Ruth A. Bentler, Ph.D., explains how she’s using LENA to assess the usefulness of hearing aids in improving speech, language, educational, and psychosocial outcomes in children with hearing loss.
Aiding Hearing Aids See this issue

Sandra Hess Robbins explains how she plans to use the LENA System to examine the effectiveness of a tiered model of social-communication instruction designed to meet the needs of a diverse group of children in an inclusive preschool classroom.
Encouraging Inclusion See this issue

Paige Pullen, Ph.D., explains her early language and literacy program, which is designed to improve the literacy and lives of people in an economically distressed region of Virginia.
Breaking the Cycle of Illiteracy See this issue

Kathleen “Kat” Stremel Thomas discusses how LENA Pro provided a cost-effective strategy for collecting data in a recently funded research project
Data Collection Revolution See this issue

Lisa Wisman Weil explains how LENA Pro helped facilitate discussion and collaboration on a recent research project.
Testing Treatment Effectiveness See this issue

Charles R. Greenwood, Ph.D., the director of the Juniper Gardens Children’s Project at the University of Kansas, discusses what he found replicating the classic Hart & Risley study.
Replicating Meaningful Differences See this issue

Comparing TEACCH and LEAP: Using LENA Pro to Help Measure Two Comprehensive Treatment Models for Preschool-Aged Children with Autism
Comparing TEACCH and LEAP See this issue

Dana Suskind, M.D., explains how she’s using LENA Pro to address socio-economic inequality in early childhood language development in the South Side of Chicago.
Leveling the Playing Field See this issue

Kathleen Fahey, Ph.D., explains the importance of LENA research in educating future speech-language professionals.
Passing Along the Power of Talk See this issue

Graduate student Leah A. Yates explains how she used LENA Pro to study infant volubility.
Positive Peer Pressure See this issue

Graduate student Stephanie Patterson and Veronica Smith, Ph.D., explain how they plan to use LENA to monitor the effectiveness of a training program for parents of children with autism.
Tracking Autism Treatment See this issue

LENA Foundation Manager of Software and Language Engineering Dongxin Xu, Ph.D., explains how the LENA Language and Autism Screen (LAS) detects autism spectrum disorders (ASD) with audio recordings of a child.
Behind the Autism Screen See this issue

SLP Alan Wittert talks about how the LENA Developmental Snapshot optimizes treatment by facilitating a better understanding of parents' strengths and weaknesses.
Cultivating Interactions See this issue

Dr. Frederick Zimmerman discusses the findings of his study "Teaching by Listening: The Importance of Adult-Child Conversations to Language Development," published in the July issue of Pediatrics.
Yakity Yak, Do Talk Back See this issue

Dr. Kimbrough Oller explains how he used the LENA System to evaluate language input and learning in his own multilingual home.
Using LENA to evaluate child language input and language learning in audio environment featuring three languages See this issue

Dr. Jill Gilkerson explains how the LENA Developmental Snapshot was created and how parents and clinicians can use the new online service to identify language delays and disorders early and monitor a child’s treatment progress.
Quick and confidential, the LENA Developmental Snapshot is a unique service for parents and clinicians See this issue

Teacher, administrator, and urban learning advocate Mary Ann Bash explains how she uses the LENA System with her Each One Teach One: No More Gap language intervention program.
LENA Foundation Announces the Development of an Automatic Autism Screen... See this issue

Melanie Potock, M.A., CCC-SLP, explains how she’s been using the new LENA Language Assessment to augment her treatment regimen and get more out of her workday.
LENA Foundation Technology Measures Effectiveness of Autism Therapy... See this issue

Christine Yoshinaga-Itano, Ph.D., talks about the LENA Pro system’s potential to help discover new treatments for infants and children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Infoture division LENA LABS announces new LENA Language Assessment... See this issue

Terrance D. Paul, CEO and Co-founder of Infoture, Inc., developer of LENA, talks about the latest research, plus LENA Automatic Vocalization Assessment Report.
Supporting Language Development in the First 3 Years... See this issue

Dr. Kimbrough Oller discusses his success with the LENA System, plus some preliminary analysis of an ASD study using LENA.
Identifying important outcomes for children from birth to age 5... See this issue

Featured expert Steve F. Warren, Ph.D. talks about the value of LENA, "Good Morning Me!" as the featured book and some great feedback from our customers.
Literacy begins at home... See this issue

Featured expert Susan Oakes offers tips on reading with your children. Featuring Moshe and Zachary as the LENA baby picks!
Mom wins fight for autism insurance... See this issue

Featured expert Fredrick Zimmerman, Ph.D. discusses the influence TV has on children, and alternatives to using the TV as a babysitter. Featuring Emily Banks and Adam Escobedo as the LENA baby picks!
Differences in Language Appear Biological... See this issue

Featured expert Joanne Baum, Ph.D. discusses how to achieve higher word counts and conversational turns with twins. Featuring Neala Weddell and Tennessee Beckwith as the LENA baby picks!
Researchers look into the link... See this issue

Featured expert Dr. Judy K. Montgomery talks about increasing speech and language skills, featuring Erik Smithson and Katherine Jacobs as the LENA baby picks!
Five ways to help kids love Books... See this issue

Featured expert Dr. Joanne Baum talks about fostering a child’s interest in reading, featuring Hope Holtrop and Brycen Colombo as the LENA baby picks!
Fundamental skills pre-kindergarten has its advantages... See this issue

Featured expert Dr. Steven F. Warren talks about the implications of language delays, featuring Brian Williams and Vinson Gardy as the LENA baby picks!
Research shows dialogue boosts language skills... See this issue

Featured expert Khanh-Van Le-Bucklin gets artsy, featuring Maile and Ethan as the LENA baby picks!
Research shows, parents talk more to first-born children and... See this issue

Featured expert Dr. Jill Gilkerson talks about Conversational Turns (CT), featuring Sadie Brazzell and Michelle Johnson as the LENA baby picks!
Research shows, most parents talk most with their children in... See this issue