Hi! I’m Jennifer, a speech-language pathologist and child development expert based in New York City. I hold an Advanced DIRFloortime® certification and am trained in the Orton-Gillingham approach, as well as Hanen’s More Than Words parent program.

I refer to myself as a curator instead of just a speech pathologist, because I have absolutely loved compiling resource guides for the families I’ve worked with in both the school and home settings. I took to Substack in order to share those same ideas with a wider range of people—hopefully one of those people is you.

My goal is to empower your caregiving with practical strategies for nurturing successful language emergence while helping you promote Learning in the Real World. Admittedly, I also love to shop, so every once in a while I may tell you what I think you should Add to Cart.

The result? A happy childhood, curated for you and your family.

As a free subscriber to The Childhood Curator, you will receive:

• Two newsletters per month straight to your inbox, including some of my most popular series like Add to Cart and Learning in the Real World?

As a paid subscriber, you can also access:

• Exclusive workshops and webinars

• Office Hours, when you can ask me questions like:

  • What do I need to do to get a speech evaluation?

  • Where do I find a good speech-language pathologist for my child?

  • What is an IEP and how do I prepare for one?

  • My child isn’t getting what they need at school, what can I do about it?

• Newsletters that dive deeper into popular topics

• All archived newsletters

• Unique language-focused activity guides written without AI

• The ability to request curated guides that are personalized for the children in your life, including baby gifts, birthday gifts, and holiday shopping lists.

I am also available for

• Curriculum consulting and development

• Educational consulting

• Product consulting and development

• Speech and language evaluations in the state of New York

• Any other areas you think my expertise would be helpful

You can reach out to me directly at thecuratedchildhoodnyc@gmail.com

Thanks again for following along,

Jennifer