Literacy and Learning Specialist

Do you seek a positive school culture filled with collaborative colleagues craving the freedom to create great learning experiences for your students We invite an innovative engaging and tech-savvy Literacy Specialist to teach our high-ability students. Bring your belief in hands-on learning alive by designing ability-based approaches for literacy and math while supporting social/emotional growth. Collaborate with specialist teachers to create interdisciplinary STEAM-rich hands-on learning. Meet students where they are developmentally and engage them with challenging content and tasks fostering complex thinking and robust skill looking for a Full-time Literacy & Learning Specialist to join our progressive student-centered community at Acera. This educator will bring deep expertise in special education as well as reading and writing development with a strong background in supporting diverse learnersincluding but not limited to students with dyslexia dysgraphia language-based learning differences executive functioning challenges and giftedness/twice-exceptionality. The Literacy & Learning Specialist will provide direct executive functioning reading and writing instruction work with small groups support teachers in designing inclusive and differentiated literacy lessons and serve as a key leader in our student support team. Job Duties & Key Responsibilities Student Support & Instruction: Support neurodiverse and twice-exceptional students in developing both academic and social-emotional skills Provide individualized and small-group support in literacy math writing and executive functioning by leading small groups or short-term intervention cycles based on student needs Leverage research-based methods (e.g. structured literacy and math supports social thinking frameworks executive function coaching) to guide instruction Administer and interpret formative assessments to monitor progress and adjust instruction Foster student growth in self-awareness metacognition and self-advocacy Track and support literacy goals through regular progress monitoring and adjustment of supportsCollaboration & Consultation Partner with classroom teachers to support them in adapting and differentiating their lessons for diverse learners Participate actively in student support meetings guiding the design of effective support plans Interpret literacy evaluations and translate findings into actionable strategies for inclusion in Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs) and/or Literacy Student Support Plans (LSSPs) and/or Student Support Plans (SSPs) Communicate regularly with teachers and families regarding student progress Serve as a liaison between school families and outside providers when needed Potentially lead professional development in areas such as literacy best practices neurodiversity executive functioning differentiation and twice-exceptionality

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