Jennifer Fernández is the national early childhood subject matter expert at School Specialty. She has a BA in elementary education and Spanish and a MA in bilingual education. She taught in a variety of classroom settings, primarily early childhood, for 23 years and was a professional learning specialist for the city of San Antonio’s PreK4SA program for seven years. Jennifer provides professional development throughout the U.S. and has presented at regional, state, and national early childhood conferences. She can be reached at [email protected].