K-3 Reading Guide: On‑Site, Growth‑Driven Teaching

Alpha School; Greenwich (CT); On-site; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k)

Paid time off

Relocation allowance

Job summary

Alpha School in Greenwich, CT seeks a Lower School Teacher (K-3) to guide early readers using app-based core learning and targeted literacy interventions. You will diagnose gaps, tailor short sequences, and monitor progress daily.

You will work on-site five days a week with relocation support, teaching a mix of whole-class and targeted sessions, and collaborating with families to close reading gaps.

Qualifications

• Willing to work on-site at a campus listed above, with relocation support.
• At least 3 years working directly with children ages 4-9 in teaching, coaching, tutoring, camps, youth programs, or similar settings.
• At least 2 years of that experience teaching reading in grades K-3 within the last 5 years.
• Completed structured-literacy training: LETRS, IMSE, Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, Fundations, UFLI, CERI, Neuhaus, SIPPS, Really Great Reading, or similar; or a master's in reading or literacy.
• Bachelor's degree in any subject. A teaching certificate is not required.
• Comfortable spending about 70% of your day guiding students through app-based learning, workshops, and campus routines, and about 30% on targeted reading sessions.
• Willing to work with all K-3 students, not only struggling readers.
• Legally authorized to work in the US without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Guiding students through app-based core learning: spotting who is stuck, asking the question that unblocks them, holding the daily goal.
• Running targeted structured-literacy sessions with two to four students. Diagnosing a phonics or decoding gap from running records and fluency probes, teaching a sequence you designed, and checking for transfer.
• Leading morning launch, life-skills workshops, and check-chart activities that keep six-year-olds moving.
• Driving students to their weekly app goals with school currency, leaderboards, and gamification.
• Staying with your students through lunch, recess, closing, and reading interventions, meeting frustration and refusal with a plan for that child.

Education

Bachelor's degree in any subject

Structured-literacy training or master's in reading or literacy

Tools

Amira

Lexia

i-Ready

Job description

Alpha School in Greenwich, CT seeks a Lower School Teacher (K-3) to guide early readers using app-based core learning and targeted literacy interventions. You will diagnose gaps, tailor short sequences, and monitor progress daily.

You will work on-site five days a week with relocation support, teaching a mix of whole-class and targeted sessions, and collaborating with families to close reading gaps.