Innovative Core ELA Curriculum Developer (K-2)

TrulyHired; United States; On-site; USD 62,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Wilson Language Training is hiring a Curriculum Developer, Core ELA for Grades K-2 on a contract basis through December 31, 2027. You will help build text sets, craft listening comprehension and early writing instruction, and ensure alignment with Fundations and scope-and-sequence.

The role is an individual contributor reporting to Curriculum Development leadership, collaborating with writing systems, rights and permissions, design, and product teams to deliver classroom-ready materials.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of K-2 classroom, intervention, literacy coaching, or school library experience.
• 3+ years developing ELA core or writing curriculum or educational texts for publication.
• Experience building text sets or knowledge-building units around read-aloud anchor texts.
• A portfolio of original texts written for young readers, ideally including decodable or informational text.
• Deep knowledge of early literacy, including oral language development, listening comprehension, vocabulary, and emergent and early writing.
• Strong understanding of how foundational skills and knowledge building work together in K-2.
• Experience designing early-grade assessments and interpreting young students' oral and written work.
• Working knowledge of the science of reading and structured literacy, including the Simple View of Reading and Scarborough's Reading Rope.
• Working knowledge of copyright, fair use, and the permissions process.
• Strong research, fact-checking, and organization skills, and clear writing for teachers.

Responsibilities

• Research and recommend read-aloud anchor texts and supporting texts for each unit.
• Source non-text elements young learners can use to build knowledge, including photographs, art, maps, simple diagrams, video, and audio.
• Evaluate read-aloud texts for quality, accuracy, and complexity, and student-facing texts for decoding and accessibility.
• Review texts for representation, bias, and sensitivity, and for fit with district adoption criteria.
• Sequence each text set so knowledge and vocabulary build across read-alouds, units, and grades.
• Write original texts to spec, including decodable and accessible texts tied to the Fundations scope and sequence, with set word counts and target vocabulary.
• Support work with freelance authors, including drafting briefs and editing their work for accuracy, voice, and alignment.
• Keep text set records, including sources, citations, and rights status, and work with the permissions team on clearances, timelines, and alternates.
• Design unit and lesson structures that move from read-aloud anchor text to a culminating oral or written task, using gradual release of responsibility.
• Write interactive read-aloud lessons, discussion routines, and vocabulary instruction that build listening comprehension and oral language.
• Develop early writing instruction, including oral rehearsal, drawing and labeling, shared and interactive writing, and sentence-level composition.
• Connect writing to Fundations handwriting, spelling, and sentence skills, so students apply the code as they compose.
• Plan text-dependent questions, retelling routines, and discussion protocols tied to each text set's knowledge goals.
• Design age-appropriate assessments, including observation tools, oral response checks, early writing rubrics, and progress checks.
• Plan differentiation and scaffolds for multilingual learners, students with disabilities, and students at different stages of decoding.
• Contribute to reading comprehension design and work with the Writing Systems team on writing lessons.
• Phase 1: Text Sets & Content Development; Throughout: Team collaboration

Skills

K-2 classroom experience

ELA curriculum development

Text sets development

Original texts portfolio

Early literacy knowledge

Assessment design

Multilingual learners support

Copyright & permissions knowledge

Research & writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in education or related field

Master's degree in literacy, reading

Job description

Wilson Language Training is hiring a Curriculum Developer, Core ELA for Grades K-2 on a contract basis through December 31, 2027. You will help build text sets, craft listening comprehension and early writing instruction, and ensure alignment with Fundations and scope-and-sequence.

The role is an individual contributor reporting to Curriculum Development leadership, collaborating with writing systems, rights and permissions, design, and product teams to deliver classroom-ready materials.