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You will meet with students who are at similar levels of ability or interest in reading and writing. In the 2022 – 2023 school year, this position will work with 5- to 9-year-olds of varying abilities. You will work with up to sixteen students at a time. Responsibilities include small group instruction in Communication, which includes reading, writing, and speaking. Responsibilities also include student supervision, parent communication, student assessment and feedback, one-on-one student support, and intervention planning as needed. You will be responsible for creating new resources and routines, and revising them as needed. You will also have input into the curriculum, which currently draws from Lucy Calkins, Read, Write, Inc, and more.  You will also be responsible for managing the school library. This is a full-time position reporting to the Head of School.

You can read more about the position on our website.

• minimum five years teaching experience in a related position
• Master’s degree or higher in a relevant field (Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, English, Reading, etc.)
• experience working with students with diverse needs and from diverse backgrounds
• experience with reading assessment through running records
• extensive knowledge of children’s books, and how to engage readers/writers of all types
• understanding of how children learn to read, including experience with phonics instruction, phonemic awareness, etc.
• familiarity and experience working with students with common reading and writing differences including Dyslexia and Dysgraphia
• familiarity with a variety of early literacy programs on and offline, including Readers and Writers Workshop, Reading A-Z, Fountas & Pinnell, Lexia, etc.
• a passion for literacy yourself