Summer Success Reading Specialist (2026)
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Job Location:
Watertown, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Position: Reading Intervention Teacher
Position Type: Temporary
Department: Summer Success Program
Location: Hosmer Elementary School
Reports to: Director of Summer Success Program
Salary range: $40/Hourly
Schedule: Monday through Thursday 8:00 am -12:00 pm includes 30 min of prep a day
General Description:
The Reading Intervention Teacher will work with small groups of students in grades K-5 providing targeted literacy instruction using Fundations and Heggerty materials. The role includes using data to drive lessons monitoring progress with DIBELS and creating end-of-summer progress reports for families. Teachers will foster a love for reading and encourage academic conversations in a responsive classroom environment.
Responsibilities:
- Teach grouping of students in grades K-5. (Small groupings students)
- Use responsive classroom management strategies to co-teach morning meeting
- Conduct small group literacy lessons using Fundations and Heggerty materials
- Provide targeted differentiated reading instruction using data to drive lessons
- Gather progress monitoring data using DIBELS measures
- Create an end of summer progress report for families
- Encourage a love of reading and talking about books
Qualifications:
- A current Massachusetts Teaching License/Certification
- Three or more successful years of experience teaching students in literacy preferred
- Experience working with elementary students.
- Experience collaborating with colleagues
- Familiarity with best practices in evidence-based structured literacy instruction
- Holds the belief that all children can learn and learn to read and write effectively
- Familiarity with Responsive Classroom practices language and beliefs
- Attend pre-program training and weekly faculty meetings.
Physical Demands:
Regularly required to sit stand walk talk hear operate a computer hand-held learning devices and other office equipment reach with hands and arms and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Watertown Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race color religion national origin pregnancy gender identity sexual orientation marital/civil union status ancestry place of birth age citizenship status veteran status political affiliation genetic information or disability as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.
Required Experience:
IC
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