Reading Specialist

Tenney Grammar School; Methuen (MA); Vor Ort; USD 60.000 - 113.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Methuen Public Schools Tenney Grammar School in Methuen, Massachusetts, seeks a Reading Specialist to support literacy development. Available January 5, 2027, with a salary range of $60,253 - $113,226 pro-rated.

The role emphasizes Science of Reading, differentiated instruction, and collaboration with teachers and administrators. Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) and MA Reading Specialist licensure preferred.

Qualifikationen

• Hold a valid Bachelor's degree; Master's preferred.
• Massachusetts Reading Specialist license or certification preferred.
• Experience in literacy instruction and urban settings is desired.
• Ability to model effective reading strategies for diverse learners.

Aufgaben

• Teach literacy skills and strategies to promote achievement.
• Provide individualized and small group literacy instruction.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers to align instruction.
• Collaborate with Humanities Supervisor and administration for language support.
• Deliver push-in/pull-out lessons for varying proficiency levels.
• Assist with screening and progress monitoring administration.
• Deliver lessons for varying literacy levels and use culturally relevant practices.
• Integrate technology as a classroom instructional tool.
• Support lesson design and interventions with classroom teachers.

Kenntnisse

Science of Reading

Literacy instruction

Differentiated instruction

Culturally responsive teaching

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Massachusetts Educator License (Reading Specialist)

Jobbeschreibung

Reading Specialist

Methuen Public Schools Tenney Grammar School - Methuen, Massachusetts

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Job Details

Position Type: Full-time

Job Categories: Classroom Teacher > Reading/Literacy

Job Description

Title: Reading Specialist

Available: January 5, 2027

Salary Range: $60,253 - $113,226 pro-rated

Responsibilities

• Teach students critical literacy skills and strategies to promote achievement.
• Provide individualized and small group literacy instruction to identified students
• Collaborate and communicate with the students' teachers to align instruction and support their classroom instructional needs (instruction, vocabulary, reading and writing support)
• Collaborate and communicate with the school's Humanities Supervisor and administration to ensure students receive language support and other forms of academic assistance.
• Deliver push-in/pull-out lessons to students with varying levels of proficiency.
• Assist with the oversight and delivery of specific screening and progress monitoring administration.
• Deliver appropriate lessons for varying levels of literacy.
• Demonstrate cultural proficiency and use effective and culturally relevant instructional practices.
• Integrate technology into the classroom as an instructional tool.
• Assist classroom teachers in the lesson design and intervention whenever appropriate

Requirements

• Familiar with the Science of Reading
• Set ambitious learning goals for all students, creates cognitively demanding tasks, and models the belief that that all students can master challenging material through effective effort
• Assess students' understanding regularly with ambitious learning goals in mind and takes ownership of making necessary adjustments to instruction to reach goals
• Demonstrate mastery of and enthusiasm for literacy and the pedagogy it requires
• Demonstrate understanding for how the subject matter applies in real-world settings and connects to other content areas and relevant standards
• Convey content in creative and engaging ways that align to standards
• Scaffold and differentiate instruction in order for all students to do complex thinking and rigorous academic work
• Use instructional practices that are likely to challenge, motivate, and engage all students and facilitate equitable, active student participation
• Build a productive learning environment where every student participates and is valued as part of the class community
• Actively create and maintains an environment in which students' diverse backgrounds, identities, strengths, and challenges are respected
• Engage with families and builds collaborative, respectful relationships with them in service of student learning
• Regularly reflect on practice, seeks and responds to feedback, and demonstrates self-awareness and commitment to continuous learning and development
• Seek to participate in and contribute to a collaborative adult learning community.

Qualifications - Required

• Education: Hold a current, valid Bachelor's degree, Master's degree preferred
• Massachusetts Educator License required - Reading Specialists certification preferred
• Ability to meet the Standards of Effective Teaching established by the Methuen Public Schools.
• Current authorization to work in the United States - Candidates must have such authorization by their first day of employment.
• Attend district and state-sponsored professional development opportunities sufficient to stay current with changes in instruction and improvements in teaching strategies.
• Able to model excellent spoken and written English for students learning English in school.
• Experience teaching in an urban setting.
• MPS values linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who speak another language bring added value to the classroom, school, and district culture and diversity. MPS is particularly interested in candidates who are fluent in one of MPS highest incident languages: Spanish, Creole (Haitian), Vietnamese and Portuguese

Reports To

Building Principal (and/or Director, if any). The performance of this job will be evaluated as per the Methuen Education Association (Unit A) Contract.

Terms of Employment

Covered under Methuen Education Association (Unit A) Contract.

Please note that the District reserves the right to transfer all personnel among buildings on an as needed basis to serve the best interests of all students as long as this does not conflict with the Methuen Education Association (Unit A) Contract.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Glenda Javier , Interim Supervising Principal
• 75 Pleasant Street
• Methuen, Massachusetts 01844
• Phone: ((78) 722-9026
• Email: [e-mail]