TITLE: Reading Teacher/Coach
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum of five (5) years of successful teaching experience
- Demonstrated knowledge of current best practices in the science of reading
- Experience planning and delivering professional learning
- Reading Teacher or Reading Specialist certification preferred
REPORTS TO: Principal
JOB GOAL: Coordinate and provide reading instruction for students to supplement classroom instruction and to provide support to teachers in application of effective reading practices.
ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide small group and individual reading intervention to identified students
- Assist in the implementation of high-quality instructional reading materials and assessments
- Plan, coordinate, and implement needs-based professional learning on the science of reading
- Collaborate with other reading teachers and literacy leaders during progress monitoring to analyze district and school-level data
- Provide school-based staff with professional learning to build teacher capacity to analyze student data, and select evidence-based reading strategies to meet individual student needs, including strategies for teaching Multi-Lingual Learners, students receiving Special Education services, and students living in poverty
- Work collaboratively with teachers to determine reading needs of students based on data analysis and informal observation
- Provide individual and small group coaching to teachers to include data analysis, lesson planning, lesson delivery, and reflection on best practices to increase effective reading instruction
- Model research-based reading practices across content areas and specific to diverse learners
- Attend professional learning to strengthen knowledge, skills, and strategies relative to reading and coaching
- Develop and implement family engagement events specific to literacy
- Perform other duties and responsibilities related to reading literacy as assigned by supervisor
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Exempt position. Ten-month work year.
Salary to be established by the Board