Reading Specialist Eligibility Application
Reading Specialist Eligibility Application
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Job Description
Minimum Requirements
- Masters degree in Reading for an accredited college or university;
- Five 5 years of fulltime paid professional appointed classroom or sitebased teaching experience in a specific content area;
- Experience supporting teachers and students in improving reading achievement
Certificates/Licenses
- Possession of a valid Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Reading Specialist PK12 certificate; OR
- Presentation of an original signed letter from the Certification Officer of an accredited college or university verifying current enrollment in an approved certification program in order to be eligible for an Emergency Permit.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Demonstrated knowledge of:
- Five 5 essential components of literacy instruction;
- Effective reading strategies
Demonstrated ability to:
- Plan and administer effective districtwide and schoolspecific professional development;
- Review students reading data to develop individualized remediation plans;
- Support teachers in understanding effective reading instruction;
- Establish and maintain working relationships
PLEASE NOTE: Salary is commensurate with experience in education and educational attainment. Both prior experience and educational degree must go through the Districts verification process in order for final salary to be confirmed. Please click this link to read through the process and download the verification forms for your previous employer(s) to complete.
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
Nondiscrimination: The School District of Philadelphia provides to all persons equal access to all categories of employment in this District regardless of race color age creed religion sex sexual orientation ancestry national origin or handicap/disability gender identity or genetic information. Please refer to Board Policy 104 for further information regarding the Districts commitment to Nondiscrimination in Employment Practices.
Job Summary
The Reading Specialist role requires particular expertise in the area of reading instruction. The reading specialist will support teachers and students in meeting the individual needs of students in the area of reading. It is expected that the specialist will work collaboratively with District leadership Principals and Teachers to identify and implement effective strategies for student achievement. They will have further responsibility of understanding and assisting in implementing current methodologies effective instructional strategies and facilitating reading related professional development.
Essential Functions
- Implement and monitor a plan for reading support;
- Provide small group (pullout) reading instruction before during and/or after school to students in need of remediation;
- Provide pushin reading intervention;
- Provide oneonone coaching for teachers in the area of reading;
- Facilitate small group/grade group professional development;
- Model coplan codeliver reading instruction;
- Assist classroom teachers by providing them with additional strategies for those students who have been identified for additional instruction;
- Work with the classroom teacher to monitor student progress.
PLEASE NOTE: Salary is commensurate with experience in education and educational attainment. Both prior experience and educational degree must go through the Districts verification process in order for final salary to be confirmed. Please click this link to read through the process and download the verification forms for your previous employer(s) to complete.
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
Nondiscrimination: The School District of Philadelphia provides to all persons equal access to all categories of employment in this District regardless of race color age creed religion sex sexual orientation ancestry national origin or handicap/disability gender identity or genetic information. Please refer to Board Policy 104 for further information regarding the Districts commitment to Nondiscrimination in Employment Practices.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
