you won't believe this

[Kim Oller]

You might be interested in seeing by posting under the heading LENA on
this topic, appended to Brian's info on the NY TIMES article.
Kim

On Feb 28, 6:57 am, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek <khirs... at temple.edu> wrote:
> I just read the article in the NYTimes on baby techtronics part of  
> which described the Lena system.  Yes, Lena is in the news again.  
> The adds from their web site tell us that it is relevant to any  
> parent concerned about "language delays, autism or transitioning an  
> adopted child!"  I am copying the description from the Times and  
> thought we might all want to check out how our research is  
> interpreted in the marketplace. Does this require a response from our  
> community?  What is our professional responsibility when this keeps  
> coming up in the news?
>
> Kathy
>
> Last on our list was the LENA System ($399) a language measurement  
> tool developed by Infoture, in Boulder, Colo. The system is based on  
> research demonstrating a correlation between the amount parents talk  
> to their babies during their first three years and their professional  
> success later in life.
>
> The LENA System includes a credit card device and several children's  
> outfits designed with large pockets in the front. Several days a  
> month, you slip the device into the clothing and it records  
> conversation between parent and child.
>
> At the end of the day, you plug it into your personal computer.  
> Special software (available for Windows, but not Macs) analyzes the  
> speech -- separating adult words and baby gurgling from other noises --  
> and reports on how many words you have spoken to your baby, how often  
> your baby responds, and where you match up against the rest of the  
> American population, to ensure your infant is getting that all-
> important verbal edge on other infants.
>
> My girls are a bit too young for the LENA, which Infoture recommends  
> for infants from 2 months to 4 years. Instead I called Jennifer  
> Jacobs, a mother of two from Boise, Idaho, who used the device to  
> ensure her youngest child, Katherine, was not getting left behind.
>
> http://www.lenababy.com/
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