Job Description
Qualifications:
- Must possess and maintain proper certification. Preferred certification in K-8 elementary or reading specialist and special education
- Reports to: The Building Principal and/or Director of Elementary Education/designee.
Job Goal: To help students develop proficient reading skills that will contribute to their academic growth.
Responsibilities: Reading interventionists work extensively with students to help them improve specific reading skills such as letter-naming, initial sounds, phoneme segmentation, and comprehension strategies. An interventionist addresses the specific needs of a particular child when regular classroom instruction is not sufficient. Interventionists work with the teacher to design methods of learning that are most appropriate for each child.
- Consult frequently with classroom teachers on matters relating to reading instruction using our progress-monitoring instrument as a base.
- Design interventions and write lesson plans detailing methods and materials.
- Assist in the evaluation of ongoing programs and make recommendations for change.
- Assist teachers and other administrators and/or supervisors in implementing the school reading program.
- Help teachers diagnose reading strengths and weaknesses and match these skills with appropriate techniques and materials.
- Keep the parents informed as to the purposes and progress of the reading program.
- Work with support staff and school administrators to facilitate the coordination of the reading program with the total curriculum.
- Consult with curriculum committees studying such topics as textbook selection, vocabulary development, concept development, supplementary materials and the development of study skills.
- Promote interest in reading.
- Work with the classroom teacher and district personnel to coordinate reading instruction designed to meet the individual needs of students.
- Work with the classroom teacher to monitor student progress.
- Teach remedial reading as needed.
- Perform other responsibilities that may be assigned by the supervisor.
- Familiar with the RTI process and Tiered Instruction.
Salary is based on the negotiated agreement.