New Tools Promote Multilingualism To Infants.
October 6, 2003
In today’s global society the ability to be multilingual is an advantage. Unfortunately, American students lag behind in this area of study. So, the question remains, “How do we prepare our children for the future?” The answer is through Osmosis.
Studies have shown that children at a very early age have the ability to learn multiple languages simultaneously. Osmosis is a revolutionary brand of products that are specifically geared to children at a very early age – 0-36 months.
Osmosis, founded in 2002, has developed products based on the science that proves infants have an enormous capacity to differentiate sounds that lead to language acquisition. The company’s interactive, multi-sensory language acquisition tools use lights, colors, music, forms and objects that are very familiar to a child, thus capturing the child’s attention while being entertaining.
Founder, Premier Maldonado states, “After we had our child we wanted to expose him to many things, but in particular to the Spanish language.” He adds, “When my wife and I tried to find tools specifically tailored to an infant, tools that taught Spanish and English with the same emphasis, we were disappointed that we did not find anything. So, we did our own research and development with Osmosis being the outcome.”
Osmosis products were developed based on a multi-sensory and interactive approach, one that is geared toward children 0-36 months of age. Using primary colors, upbeat music, and objects that are familiar to infants, the video and other products, “House-Casa”, grabs a hold of a child’s attention in a fun and playful manner. All necessary stimuli needed when teaching the very young.
Jackie Batista, a founder of Osmosis, explains, “We tested our first video on our son, and to our great delight he kept wanting to see the video repeatedly, and after several viewings he started speaking the words in both English and Spanish.” Jackie adds, “After additional market research we realized that even children from monolingual homes reacted favorably.”
