Teacher: Dyslexia (Grades: EC-12) - Pool

Reports to: Principal

About the Role

Provides multi-sensory, systematic, and structured lessons designed to provide intensive reading and spelling instruction for students identified with dyslexia as mandated by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) Dyslexia Handbook. Delivers all core content instruction while embedding research-based strategies learned in the structured literacy intervention. May also serve students exhibiting risk factors of dyslexia, including difficulties with phonemic awareness, decoding, word recognition, fluency, and spelling.

Responsibilities

• Provides intensive accelerated instruction in small group settings.
• Creates an interactive classroom where students actively participate during each lesson presented.
• Accepts itinerant assignments and arrives to class on time.
• Plans, organizes, manages, and implements lesson activities.
• Prepares materials needed for instruction in advance.
• Follows Dyslexia Program lesson cycle guidelines; adheres to recommended pacing schedules.
• Models procedures that consistently encourage students to maintain focus during instruction.
• Demonstrates effective classroom management skills in a small group setting.
• Completes and submits pacing calendars and lesson plans for each small group of students.
• Follows recommended pacing schedule and maintains lesson completion records for each student to ensure students are progressing through dyslexia curriculum at expected pace.
• Maintains and organizes individual student files, both paper and electronic.
• Monitors and documents student progress, and reports progress to the Dyslexia Office and general education teacher(s).
• Maintains ongoing communications with classroom teachers and Dyslexia Office to ensure a successful transition for students.
• Maintains ongoing communications with parents to discuss student progress and reinforce reading strategies at home.
• Serves as a resource to classroom teachers and parents, providing professional learning sessions and suggested instructional strategies.
• Performs all job-related duties as assigned and in accordance with Board rules, policies, and regulations.

Professional Expectations

• Exhibits high professionalism, standards of conduct, and work ethic.
• Demonstrates high-quality customer service; builds rapport/relationship with stakeholders.
• Demonstrates cultural competence in interactions with others; is respectful of co-workers; communicates and acts as a team player; promotes teamwork.
• Responds and acts appropriately in confrontational situations.

Skills & Qualifications

Knowledge

• Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary.
• Dyslexia and learning disorders.
• Dyslexia data and ability to interpret data for instructional purposes.
• District’s policies and procedures and Section 504 process and procedures.

Skills

• Administering and interpreting reading assessments.
• Demonstrating multicultural experiences and experience with second language learners.
• Effective written and verbal communication and proficiency in oral and written English.
• Professional learning or service on a campus team.
• Working with students with dyslexia and providing appropriate interventions and/or accommodations.
• Using software to create spreadsheets, databases, and perform word processing.
• Organizing and coordinating work.

Abilities

• Work with parents, teachers, and school administrators to provide knowledge and understanding of needs of students who learn differently.
• Carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Establish a supportive and compassionate relationship with students with special needs.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff, and others contacted in the course of work.
• Exercise discretion regarding matters of a sensitive or confidential nature.
• Work with a diverse group of individuals.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Engage in self-evaluation with regard to performance and professional growth.

Travel Requirements

Travels to school district buildings and professional meetings as required.

Physical & Mental Demands

• Tools/Equipment Used: Standard office equipment, including computer and peripherals; standard instructional equipment such as Promethean Board.
• Posture: Prolonged sitting and standing; occasional stooping, squatting, kneeling, bending, pushing/pulling, and twisting.
• Motion: Frequent repetitive hand motions, including keyboarding and use of mouse; occasional reaching; regular walking.
• Lifting: Regular light lifting and carrying (less than 25 pounds); may lift and move textbooks and classroom equipment.
• Environment: Works in a school facility and classroom; may work outside (exposure to sun, heat, cold, and inclement weather); frequent exposure to noise; may require occasional irregular and/or prolonged hours, including attendance at events and/or meetings with parents and staff after designated work hours.
• Attendance: Regular and punctual attendance at the worksite is required for this position.
• Mental Demands: Maintains emotional control under stress; works with frequent interruptions.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university required; Master’s degree in a relevant field preferred.
• Certification/License:
  • Valid Texas Teaching certification required.
  • ESL or Bilingual certification preferred.
  • Certified Academic Language Practitioner (CALP)/Licensed Dyslexia Practitioner (LDP) preferred.
  • Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT)/Licensed Dyslexia Therapist (LDT) highly preferred.
• Experience:
  • 3 years classroom teaching in Language Arts & Reading without CALP/CALT certification; OR
  • No experience with CALP/LDP certification preferred; OR
  • No experience with CALT/LDT certification highly preferred.
• Language: Bilingual (English/Spanish) working proficiency preferred in some settings.

This document is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.

Pay

Teacher Salary Schedule (See Attachment)

Schedule

Duty Days: 187