What are the responsibilities and job description for the READING SPECIALIST position at Learning Prep School?
This is a full time position: Monday - Friday 7:30am-3:15pm, with some after-school meeting days until 4pm.
All applicants must submit a resume and cover letter to be considered.
Reports to: Assistant Principal
Job Goal: To provide leadership, coordination, collaboration, and innovation in ELA curriculum, instruction, and study skills, enabling each student to derive maximin benefit from the school’s programs.
Responsibilities:
- Assists classroom teachers in the diagnosis of students and collaborates in planning the instructional strategies.
- Assists in the selection of appropriate materials utilized by the classroom teacher for corrective measures.
- Provides demonstrations of new methods and materials (i.e., team teaching).
- Plans and conducts periodic evaluations to assess the need for changes in the reading program.
- Serves as a resource to teachers and administration in areas of reading instruction and curriculum.
- Provides leadership in the curriculum review, development, and implementation of the ELA program.
- Assesses the reading referrals of parents/guardians, teachers, and support staff.
- Provides for remedial instructional needs of students through collaboration with staff.
- Conducts occasional small group instruction and staff development in content area reading strategies.
- Ensures that reading is a component of all content areas of the school.
- Provides for the integration of study skills throughout the educational program through small group work with students and collaboration with staff.
- Supports a phonics-based approach to reading and reading comprehension.
- Collects student data and monitors ongoing progress.
- Provides and models differentiated classroom instruction through the implementation of curriculum content, methods, and materials, guided by the MA Curriculum Frameworks and Common Core State Standards, where appropriate, in accordance with copyright regulations.
Work Year: 186 days
Note: The above job description reflects the general requirements necessary to describe the principle functions or responsibilities of the job identified and shall not be interpreted as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the job, either at present or in the future.
About Learning Prep: Located in West Newton, Learning Prep School is an innovative and unique non-profit school for students with significant and diverse language and learning challenges. Our students face a broad range of learning disabilities, including language-based, nonverbal and executive functioning difficulties. Understanding that language skills are the basis for all learning, LPS's unique curriculum integrates the teaching of language skills in all subjects. LPS strives to provide specialized instruction in an inspiring, warm, supportive and emotionally safe environment. Founded in 1970, LPS is the largest independent day school serving students with disabilities from across the state.
LPS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We offer full-time employees health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits, 403(b) match, and paid time off. To learn more about our unique school please visit our website
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