ARI READING SPECIALIST

Assignment is for the 2024-25 school year only. Assignment for subsequent years is contingent upon continuous funding. Tenured teachers may be reassigned to a 9-month teaching position for the following school term if funding is not available.

The duties include but are not limited to:

• Assists teachers with the development and implementation of instructional strategies that support differentiated instruction to meet the needs of remedial, average, and advanced students.
• Provides strategic classroom coaching and follow-up to develop model literacy classrooms and build school-based literacy content capacity.
• Identifies, locates, and/or creates a variety of instructional materials to stimulate learning and meet the needs of all students.
• Incorporates and models appropriate use of technology to support instruction and student learning.
• Promotes highly specialized literacy instruction in which all learners, especially struggling readers, thrive.
• Promotes instruction that is explicit, intensive, accelerated, and based upon varied assessment sources.
• Cultivates a community of adult learners who value collaborative problem solving.
• Facilitates professional development by creating an environment in which all adults grow as learners for the purpose of promoting the success, achievement, and growth of all students.
• Demonstrate ability to analyze instruction and prioritize needs to determine next steps for teachers.
• Demonstrate knowledge and ability to build instructional capacity to support high student achievement across the curriculum.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Must have a valid Alabama Teaching Certification in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Reading, or Special Education (K-12).

Must have previous experience as a classroom teacher in Elementary grades (minimum of 3 years).

Must possess effective oral and written communication skills.

Must possess effective time management and organizational skills.

Must possess high level of integrity and commitment to job responsibilities.

Must possess knowledge of literacy content and learning theory.