Ashley Speed
About Ashley
Ashley Speed (she/her), a queer, neurodiverse, Jewish woman, is an AMI trained preschool and kindergarten teacher with seven years of classroom experience. She is the founder of Diamond Montessori, a card material company that focuses on inclusion, and runs an Instagram (@ashspeedteaches) that focuses on diverse children’s books.
She has presented across North America on topics to do with queer issues, children’s lit, and Montessori; and has curated a series of articles for the AMS publication, Montessori Life, on inclusion. She’s also the mother to one human, two dogs, and a snake.