Teacher - Reading Specialist

General Description

Plans, assesses, evaluates, provides, and supports supplemental literacy instruction and intervention based upon specific standards and objectives established by Chesterfield County Public Schools.

Essential Job Functions

• Administers diagnostic literacy assessments in order to identify student reading deficiencies.
• Captures and coordinates evidence-based supplemental instruction and intervention, as outlined in an individual student reading plan, for students who do not meet literacy benchmarks.
• Serves as a resource to English teachers in analyzing student results from an approved literacy screener.
• Supports English teachers in using student-level data to inform and plan for core instruction and intervention.
• Oversees literacy screener assessments and documentation procedures as prescribed by the Virginia Department of Education and Chesterfield County Public Schools.
• Develops and monitors student progress on student reading plans.
• Collaborates with the administration and staff in planning for the instructional needs of all students.
• Models instructional strategies and best practices for teachers in scientifically based reading research and evidence-based literacy instruction, as defined in the VLA and the 2024 Virginia Department of Education English Standards of Learning.
• Coordinates tutorial services.
• Plans and implements motivational programs to promote reading.
• Coordinates and assists in delivering informational programs on reading and writing for parents.
• Attends regular Reading Specialist meetings and state-level trainings and disseminates information and instructional strategies to the staff in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates commitment to improving professional competence.
• Performs other duties as established by School Board Policy.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the concepts, principles and methodologies of instruction.
• General knowledge of academic curriculum for assigned classes.
• Demonstrated ability to develop instructional goals, to design and deliver instruction and to assess students' learning.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with others effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability in decision making, problem analysis, conflict resolution, interpersonal relationships, and planning.
• Eligibility for Virginia teaching license with a Reading Specialist endorsement.