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This week, Too Small to Fail
and former Secretary Hillary Clinton announced our first local campaign
in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The new campaign, titled “Talking is Teaching”, is
being developed in partnership with local organizations, including the
George Kaiser Family Foundation, CAP Tulsa and Tulsa Educare. These
partners have been actively working on early learning and family support
programs in Oklahoma communities for years.
“Talking
is Teaching” will communicate directly with Tulsa parents and
caregivers through ads on buses, grocery stores and other places that
families congregate. But the campaign will also enlist pediatricians,
faith-based leaders, business owners and educators to share how talking,
reading and singing to babies every day can boost their vocabularies
and brain development.
Research
shows that just 15 minutes a day—or five minutes, three times a day—of
reading, talking or singing can make a big difference. And parents and
caregivers can do these things with their babies and young children
while they’re doing other things, like taking a walk, doing laundry, or
cooking a meal.
We
believe that parents and caregivers want the best for their children’s
early learning, and we are optimistic that through community-wide
initiatives like the one in Tulsa, more families will make talking,
reading and singing part of their daily routines.
You can read more about our launch in Tulsa here, here and in a story about the word gap featured in the New York Times.
And the Too Small to Fail Facebook Giveaway Winners Are…
Last week, we celebrated reaching 100,000 followers on our Facebook page
with a special giveaway. Several hundred people entered the free
giveaway and shared it with friends and family members. This week,
winners were chosen randomly and, as promised, we’re sharing those names
here.
Minerva Gates
Donna McCloskey
Silvana De Dios
Congratulations to all who won! Winners can contact us via email at info@toosmall.org. | 
