Our Director

ennifer Taylor, M.A. Ed. is the Director of The Storybook Center. 

Ms. Taylor has her Masters in Special Education.  She holds credentials in Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Special Education, Education of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing children ages birth to 22 years of age. The credentialing of a teacher of the deaf and hard-hearing follows much of the same educational programs that audiologists and speech and language therapists receive.  In addition, Ms. Taylor has years of experience as a Literacy Specialist.

She has been teaching for several years and has taught all age groups throughout her experiences. Recently she taught at San Francisco State University in the Early Childhood Special Education program as a mentoring teacher, providing guidance to new teachers.

Ms. Taylor  has experience creating and delivering classes for infants, toddlers and preschoolers to deepen early language and literacy skills. She has operated her own baby and toddler groups, as well as developed and taught several parent education classes. She has presented at professional conferences.  She has taught in several states as a Literacy Specialist Instructor for babies through the ages of their great-grandparents.  She has been an Early Intervention Educator in California and in Washington.

Ms. Taylor’s goal for The Storybook Center is to celebrate the successful development of young children’s communication with their peers and their parents through the enjoyment of children’s literature.

She is a member of such organizations as NAEYC (National Association of the Education of Young Children), ASHA (American Speech and Hearing Association) DEC (Division of Early Childhood), Alexander Graham Bell Association (A.G. Bell), Redmond Chamber of Commerce, the Women's Business Exchange, to name a few.