The Reading Literacy Teacher provides targeted instructional support to meet the literacy needs of struggling students through pull-out services and push-in support in the classroom. The role requires the ability to build trusting relationships with struggling readers and foster a supportive learning environment to achieve growth in our students’ literacy. The ideal candidate is adaptive, has a positive approach to challenges, and is relentless in their pursuit of helping every child become a reader. This position is responsible for planning, monitoring, reporting, communicating student progress and performance, and collaborating with general education staff.
Essential Responsibilities
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Identify students for placement in intervention groups in collaboration with the instructional team
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Plan and deliver high-quality small group instruction that meets the targeted needs of scholars (decoding/ fluency/comprehension)
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Administer ongoing reading assessments to monitor the progress of intervention efforts
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Collaborate with co-teacher(s) to review and assist in developing lesson plans, provide students with grades and timely feedback, modify instruction, incorporate high-leverage co-teaching models, utilize data to inform lesson planning, schedule and attend regular planning and norming meetings, prepare for and attend IEP meetings
- Collaborate with teachers across all core subjects to execute on interdisciplinary literacy initiatives and competency/standard alignment
- Foster literacy environments in the Close Reading, Writing, Phonics, and Literacy Interventions blocks and mindsets where all scholars have access to grade-level standards and demonstrate high levels of growth and achievement
- Uses identified research-based interventions focused specifically on individual student needs
- Maintains data-based documentation of continuous monitoring of student performance and progress
- Implements looking at student work protocols, data analysis practices, and urgently responding to student data
- Communicates with teachers, administration, and families regarding student progress
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Participates in meetings with teachers, administration, and families to discuss student placement and progress
- Provides diagnostic assessments for students as needed
- Attends the appropriate training to improve knowledge and skills
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Knowledge and skills
- Able to work independently and in a self-reliant manner
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Ability to turn best practices into high-quality, goal-driven results
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Ability to apply instructional strategies for differentiation
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Ability to collect data and make course placement recommendations for students
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Displays effective time management skills
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Experience with data management tools, organizational tools, and computer skills (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
- Possesses strong written, oral, and interpersonal skills to communicate with a varied audience
- Master's in Education, Special Education, or a related field.
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Experience with K-8 students
- Strong background in intervention strategies and progress monitoring
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Familiarity with multi-tiered support systems (MTSS) a plus
