Children learn using the power of words

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When Maria Amauricio became a mother for the first time, she never imagined how powerful her words could be in the brain development of her babies.

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After enrolling in Tulsa Educare and being part of the “Talking is Teaching” program, Amauricio realized the important role verbal communication plays at the early stages of human life.

“I have five kids and all of them have been part of Educare since it opened its doors nine years ago,” Amauricio said. “They give us useful ideas on how to spend –productively- time with our children and they encourage us to sing and talk to them all the time.”

The experience Amauricio has had with this program and her eightmonth-old son Samuel is positive. Samuel has already shown the ability to start forming sounds of words.

“I always try to talk to him,” she said. “It’s very important to talk to them clearly because they understand everything they hear.”

Amauricio has put into practice everything she has learned so far and encourages all parents to take part in this program.

“I hope all the parents who are part of this program are putting into practice what they have learned, because it will benefit them in the near future,” she said.

“Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing” is a multimedia campaign that is working to help parents understand that they have the power to boost their children’s vocabulary through simple actions every day.

“At the age of four most of the brain is already developed,” Andrea Amaya, community educator at Educare said. “It’s important parents talk to their children as much as they can. Since words are free, we can always use them and it can be the difference in the child’s academic performance in the future.”

According to recent studies, a threeyear-old’s brain is estimated to be 90% the size of the adult brain in terms of structure and function.

Amaya believes Educare and the program are making a difference in the community. According to her “parents should talk in a positive way to their children because they are like sponges and they are constantly learning.” (La Semana)