Jane Skon

Dr. Skon began her teaching career with a focus on children with learning disabilities, particularly in reading. Her licensure areas are Elementary 1-8, Reading K-12, and Learning Disabilities K-12. She began her career in higher education when she was hired by Mount Vernon Nazarene University to create and coordinate a college reading program. She did graduate work in Linguistics and received her Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction. In 2003 she began teaching in the Education Department at MVNU where she was the coordinator for the Intervention Specialist Program and taught courses for the Intervention Specialist and Reading Programs. In June 2012 she earned her Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in Teacher Education, specializing in Literacy. Her dissertation explored how prospective teachers valued and conceptualized cultural relevance to education and what experiences facilitate cultural relevance in prospective teachers. In 2013 she began her work at Ohio University as an assistant professor of instruction in the Reading Program and was promoted to associate professor of instruction in 2019. Dr. Skon teaches in both undergraduate and graduate programs in Reading. She has directed a study abroad trip which led to a partnership with Concepcion Elementary School in the Corozal District of Belize. She has also collaborated with local and area partnership schools in the Middle Childhood and Early and Elementary programs. She is beginning her position as the Reading Program Coordinator and the COST program Coordinator starting in the Fall of 2024.