Malinda Jones

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Malinda Jones

Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education

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Office Hours

Wednesday 10-2
Thursday 2-5

Biography

Malinda E. Jones is Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education. She earned both her MA in Early Childhood Education and her Ed.D in Reading Education with an emphasis on early literacy from the University of Northern Colorado. Her teaching career spans a continuum of early childhood education across diverse settings, from preschool to the early primary grades. She has directed and taught in non-profit, for profit, public,and co- operative early childhood programs.

Research Interests

    Dr. Jones' scholarship and professional development for classroom teachers and administrators relates to support for planning effective early literacy experiences, environments, culturally responsive instruction and formative authentic early literacy assessment of young children with language and literacy differences.

Teaching Interests

    Foundational experiences with reading and writing can determine whether a child transitions easily, successfully, and with confidence into formal literacy instruction and adjusts to the requirements of more formal schooling. As early childhood education and care providers, our goal is to intentionally help all children become those children for whom reading and writing comes easily.

Education

EdD in Reading Education: Literacy Development and Instruction

University of Northern Colorado

MA in Early Childhood Education

University of Northern Colorado

BS in Early Childhood Education

Towson University

Published Works

    Nilles, L. V., Jones, E. M., Canges, L. R., Halley, F. K., Griffin, M. K. (2019, March). The Positive impact of Free and Guided Socio-Dramatic Play on Literacy Development in Young Children Acquiring a Second Language and those with Disabilities. INTED2019 Proceedings Jones, E. M., Christensen, L. A. . Constructing Foundations of Early Literacy: Pathways from Emergent to Independent Reading and Writing . , Jones, E. M. . BA in Early Childhood Education: Licensure, Non-licensure and Post-Bac. , Nilles, L. V., Jones, E. M. (2014). Linking Positive Social Connections in the School Community to Academic Engagement: A Sociocultural Study. Journal of Education Sciences, XLIV (64), pp111-121. . Nilles, L. V., Jones, E. M. (2013). A Sociocultural Perspective in Establishing Social Connections in the Classroom: Social Connections Lead to Academic Success. Universtiy of Shkodres, Jones, E. M., Corash, N. D., Nilles, L. V. (2013). Putting Science Back in the Curriculum: Keeping All Students Invested and Engaged. Hawaii International Conference on Education, Corash, N. D., Jones, E. M. (2012). Keeping Young Gifted Students Engaged Through Science. Understanding Our Gifted, Jones, E. M., Crabtree, K., Corash, N. D. . Curriculum and Methods for Early Childhood Education (working title). Bridgepoint Education, www.bridgepointeducation.com