Teacher - Reading Interventionist

Holyoke Public Schools; Holyoke (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Holyoke Public Schools seeks a Reading Interventionist to deliver targeted literacy support to at-risk students, using district-approved interventions and data-driven instruction to help them reach grade level.

The role involves collaborating with classroom teachers, families, and administrators to interpret progress, develop instructional plans, administer assessments, and monitor foundational reading skills with a focus on Tier II/III interventions.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering targeted literacy interventions.
• Ability to use data to inform instruction and monitor progress.
• Excellent collaboration with teachers, families, and administrators.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality literacy instruction to individual students and small groups.
• Use data to guide instruction and help students reach grade level.
• Collaborate with teachers, administration, and families to share best practices.
• Use research-based interventions tailored to student needs.
• Maintain data-based documentation of student progress.
• Provide data to school teams and participate in decisions.
• Administer assessments and develop instructional plans for literacy.

Skills

Literacy instruction

Data-driven instruction

Collaboration

Assessment administration

Family communication

Tier II/III support

Job description

Teacher - Reading Interventionist

Literacy Interventionist Overview

The Literacy Interventionist assists students who have been identified as at-risk with literacy intervention to provide a continuum of support and help them get on grade level. The interventionist utilizes district‑approved interventions to deliver lesson plans, evaluate and assess student performance. The interventionist meets with teachers, interprets student progress, and informs parents/guardians about student strengths, weaknesses, and progress. Lastly, the interventionist collaborates with identified teachers who share the at-risk students served and develops a transition plan between the intervention classroom and the regular classroom. The Literacy Interventionist is responsible for supporting student achievement in the area of literacy/foundational reading skills, with special attention to Tier II and III instruction.

Responsibilities

• Provides high-quality literacy instruction to individual students and small groups.
• Uses data to provide instruction to students and bring their skills to grade level.
• Collaborates with teachers, administration, and families to help identify best practices for individual and small groups of students.
• Uses identified research-based interventions focused specifically on individual student needs.
• Maintains data-based documentation of continuous monitoring of student performance and progress.
• Provides data to school teams and participates in decisions.
• Administers appropriate assessments and develops/delivers instructional plans designed to meet students’ developmental needs in literacy.
• Monitors, reports, and communicates student progress and performance.