Webinar from LENA: Rethinking School Readiness

“School readiness” often gets tangled in a web of standards and divided responsibilities. So LENA is simplifying it by focusing on the essentials: early language skills that form the bedrock of future success.   

In this webinar, panelists will zoom out to a bigger picture, exploring how early talk leads to school readiness and exploring how early learning and K-12 systems can collaborate better on kindergarten preparation.  

This conversation will explore…

• The many facets of school readiness: the landscape, the challenges, the opportunities.
• The new data showing the ways that LENA Grow is equipping children with the language and social skills to meet standards and thrive in school.
• The road ahead, reimagining how early childhood educators prepare kids for school AND how schools prepare for the kids.

Learn more about this webinar and sign up to watch a recording for free on the LENA website.

Panelists

• Scott McConnell, Professor & Early Education Researcher
• Jill Gilkerson, Chief Research and Evaluation Officer, LENA
• Jim Duggan, Assistant Superintendent, Bourbonnais School District (IL)
• Kelsie Todd, Early Childhood Community Liaison, Henderson County Schools (KY)
• Lisa Blanton, Coordinator of ECE/Elementary Ed, Cherokee County School District (SC)