2027 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 22-24, 2027 • Bellevue, WA
NEW FOR 2027: The EHDI Conference will be held Monday–Wednesday.
3/19/2024 | 3:00 PM - 3:55 PM | Using LENA as a Tool to Support Language Outcomes in Early Intervention | Capitol 1
Using LENA as a Tool to Support Language Outcomes in Early Intervention
The LENA (Language ENvironment Analysis) device, sometimes referred to as a “talk pedometer,” collects information about the spoken language and auditory environment of a child for one day. LENA generates a report indicating the number of adult words, child vocalizations, and conversational turns, as well as information about the child’s auditory environment. Functional use of the LENA device in CHIP, Colorado’s early intervention program for children who are deaf and hard of hearing, will be discussed. Examples of LENA reports for several children, as well as family perspectives about this powerful technology, will be shared. Ways in which early intervention providers can utilize data from the detailed LENA report to guide their sessions and to support language outcomes will be explored.
- Participants will be able to utilize information from LENA to create data informed goals or strategies to use with a child on their caseload.
- Participants will describe three ways the LENA is valuable to early intervention sessions.
- Participants will be able to interpret the results of a LENA report.
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Kelly Doolittle
(Co-Presenter), Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB), kdoolittle@csdb.org;
Kelly Doolittle, M.A., is a Teacher of the Deaf and CHIP Coordinator with the Colorado Home Inclusion Program (CHIP) at the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB). She specializes in early intervention services for infants and toddlers who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families. Kelly is passionate about family-centered practices, language development, and collaborative approaches that support positive outcomes for young children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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Lauren Pontis
(Primary Presenter), University of Colorado, lauren.pontis@colorado.edu;
Lauren Pontis, AuD, CCC-A is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder. She is an audiologist with experience in hospital, educational, and early intervention settings. Dr. Pontis’ clinical and research interests include pediatric audiology, amplification, electrophysiology, child development, and providing care to d/Deaf+ populations. With a strong emphasis on family-centered counseling practices, she is dedicated to enhancing the understanding of hearing differences beyond the traditional medical model of disability.
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Kimberly Coulter
(Co-Presenter), LENA, kimcoulter@lena.org;
Kimberly Coulter, MA, is Senior Training and Data Specialist at LENA. Prior to training LENA's research and clinical customers on using the LENA technology, she supervised a team of linguistic transcribers as part of LENA's development, from 2005-2008. Since 2008 she has trained and supported customers who are using LENA with children who are deaf or hard of hearing, helping interventionists understand LENA data both to gain insights into children's home environments and to provide valuable feedback to their parents.
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