What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dyslexia Specialist position at Fairfield ISD?
Fairfield ISD is seeking a dyslexia specialist to serve students at the Intermediate and Elementary campuses.
Education / Certification:
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university (Master’s degree preferred).
- Valid Texas teaching certificate.
- Subject area concentration in elementary reading/language arts (required).
- Endorsement or certification as Reading Specialist, Certified Academic Language Therapist, Multisensory Structured Language Therapist or comparable experience (preferred).
- Teaching certification held in multiple areas is preferred.
- Reading Academy Certificate is preferred. Must complete by the end of the 22-23 academic year.
Experience / Other Requirements:
- Three years teaching in elementary reading/language arts.
- Previous experience in providing reading intervention.
- Strong knowledge of 504 guidelines
- Participate in Reading by Design Training
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
- Provides support services for students identified with dyslexia using multisensory, intense, direct phonics instruction following the Wilson Reading System phonics sequence.
- Assists the administration/teachers in identifying dyslexic students.
- Administers dyslexia assessments to students who have been identified as having dyslexic characteristics.
- Attends initial 504 dyslexia meetings to share assessment results with the 504 committee.
- Serves as a resource person by providing teachers with effective strategies designed to meet the needs of dyslexic students.
- Maintains record keeping on students served for program evaluation purposes.
- Maintains confidentiality regarding student information and data.
- Collaborates with the district Dyslexia Coordinator to maintain a district and campus vision for program improvement.
- Designs a flexible schedule to maximize service to qualified students.
- Provides support for parent involvement and other campus initiatives.
- Serves on RTI, ARD, 504 and other campus committees as needed.
- Participates in professional growth activities to include monthly meetings with the Dyslexia Coordinator for continued professional development regarding best practices.
- Presents professional development on dyslexia and related disorders.
- Keeps teachers/parents, administrators informed of student progress.
- Assists campus & district team in program evaluation.
- Assists teachers interpreting STAAR data for dyslexic students.
- Promotes reading intervention by sharing current information and other resources.
- Attends appropriate FISD instructional meetings.
- Maintains a positive and effective relationship with staff and supervisors.
- Communicates effectively with colleagues, students, and parents.
- Responsible for properly maintaining district records, adhering to all policies set forth by the district for records maintenance and learning the records retention schedule for department records.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
