Reading Specialist

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Create an environment that is conducive to learning, including classroom, small-group, one-on-one, and other instructional settings.
• Plan academic interventions to meet the needs of individual students, as defined by their eligibility for interventions and by planning cooperatively with general education classroom teachers.
• Independently and in cooperation with classroom teachers, develop effective strategies, tools, activities and settings for delivery of academic interventions.
• May provide interventions independently or in conjunction with other staff members, depending on the needs of individual students or groups of students.
• Frequently adjust the place, setting and form of instructional activities in order to meet student needs.
• Establish clear objectives for all interventions, either independently or in conjunction with classroom teachers or teaching teams, along with related assessments; ensure that interventions are aligned with state curriculum, school-wide curriculum goals, specific program goals, and teacher lesson plans as applicable.
• Evaluate student data frequently, independently and in conjunction with classroom teachers, to ensure interventions are having the desired effect, or to plan for adjustments as needed.
• Maintain accurate and complete records including individual student records of interventions performed, student progress, and any other funding-related record keeping required.

Requirements

• State teacher licensure/certification with appropriate endorsements(s).
• Bachelor’s degree with subject area emphasis and/or coursework and/or experience necessary to be deemed "highly qualified" for the grade/subjects to be taught. (Will consider non-certified applicants with a degree in the subject area to be taught; would be required to complete a plan of action to become "highly qualified" within a prescribed period of time.)
• Demonstrated commitment to young people’s learning success and achievement.
• Demonstrated proficiency in a teaching/tutoring capacity as acquired through prior experience in tutoring, teaching or other education-related experience; evidence of successful experience in student and parent relations.