Follow these steps to add a new or existing child into a group.
1. Open the Group the child will be in, and go to the Children tab.
2. Click Add Child.
3. Enter child info.
For a brand new child...
Enter first name, last name, date of birth.
Verify that the calculated age is correct, and click Continue.
LENA's technology uses a child's age to calculate words and turns, so it is VERY IMPORTANT that the date of birth is entered correctly.
For an existing child...
- Carefully spell just the last name, and click Continue.
- Select the child from the search results, and click Continue.
Note: If you know the child has already participated in a group you have access to, but the search shows no results, double-check that what you entered matches the existing child exactly: spelling, punctuation/accent, suffix, birth date. Any difference can result in creating a duplicate child!
4. Confirm to add the child to this group.
This step is the same for a new or existing child.
⇒ The next step is device assignment.
Edit child information or add more detail
Open the Child's information for editing any time.
- From the Children tab of the Group screen, click the child's name.
- Make changes to any required or optional item, as needed.
- Optional items:
- External Reference ID can be used to input the ID from a separate database your children are in. ERID appears in LENA exports, and your data team can use this column to set up data imports or spreadsheet merges with your other system.
- Demographics contains details on gender, language, ethnicity, and level of education that a data analyst could use for slicing your data in different ways. These details can be gathered via the opt-in consent form for your program, or on a form you create.
- Optional items:
- Save.
If you need to edit the birth date of a Child who already has data in the system, please contact support@lena.org to make a plan for correcting the existing data.