Literacy Interventionist - Nantucket, United States - Nantucket Public Schools

Description

Literacy Interventionist (6-8)

Literacy Intervention Teacher at Cyrus Peirce Middle School

Qualifications:
Current MA licensure:
Reading Specialist (5-8) or English-Language Arts (5-8)
Reading Specialist licensure preferred.
(If not licensed as a Reading Specialist, the candidate should be actively working
towards reading licensure or have plans to do so.)
Bachelor's Degree; Master's Degree in Education preferred
Proficient technology skills
Strong leadership and collaboration skills
Strong instructional skills
Purpose: The literacy interventionist is responsible for working with general education students
identified as needing intervention services in the areas of reading and/or writing. The teacher will
identify the specific areas of deficiency and prescribe/implement the appropriate intervention
strategies to support the needs of students who struggle with basic literacy skills at the middle
school level with the goal to help students accelerate to grade level literacy skills.
Job Functions:
● Coordinate and facilitate the school's general education literacy intervention program.
● Collaborate with teachers individually to identify the literacy needs of students, to set
learning goals and targets, and to problem solve with teachers to develop best practices
for continuous academic growth of students in literacy.
● Assist teachers with the collection of data, analysis of data results and supports the
sharing of findings with all staff.
● Review student achievement and assist with placing students in appropriate general
education reading and writing intervention services.
● Teach targeted literacy intervention to small groups of students using research-based
strategies and resources.
● Serve as an active and integral member of the Child Study Team.
● Assist students using software and materials related to literacy programs.
● Attend professional development to enhance knowledge of pedagogy and content,
especially literacy.
● Perform other duties and responsibilities related to literacy as assigned by supervisor.

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