Literacy Specialist (Part - Time)
- Job Title
- Literacy Specialist (Part - Time)
- Job ID
- 27081843
- Location
- Rockland County, NY 10920
- Other Location
- Description
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We are looking for Literacy Specialist for a school with multiple grades in Rockland County. Grades K- 12th. This is a Part Time position to begin in September 2018 - April 2019
Reading Specialist Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of teaching reading, child growth and development, effective instructional practices K-12.
- Be trained in Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, Fundations, Lindamood-Bell etc.
- Continuously monitor progress of students in order to adjust instructional practice and student grouping.
- Assess the language acquisition, reading strengths, and needs of students so as to convey your assessment to classroom teachers, parents, and special educators or speech teachers.
- Monitor the reading growth of lower achieving students using formal and informal measures and communicate with parents in regards to their child's reading progress.
- Provide support to the team, setting goals and planning interventions for students struggling with academic and/or behavioral issues.
- Support the proctoring of state examinations for students with testing accommodations (504s and IEPs).
- Identify areas for further instructional development of teachers in reading instruction.
- Conduct classroom observations of the reading period and provide feedback to teachers on a quarterly basis.
- Communicate and collaborate with classroom teachers regarding alignment between classroom instruction and intervention
- Monitor students' progress toward goals through formal and informal assessments and observations; assist teachers in implementing interventions.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors or Masters Degree in Reading Literacy or Special Education
- Must have one of the following:
- NY State Transitional-B/Initial/Professional/Permanent Students with Disabilities Certification (Grades specific) or Reading Literacy
***NO OTHER CERTIFICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED***
- NY State Transitional-B/Initial/Professional/Permanent Students with Disabilities Certification (Grades specific) or Reading Literacy
- No DOE employees. Former DOE employees must be out of the system for on year to be considered.