Reading Interventionist - 2026-2027 School Yr

                                                        Job Description: TEACHER READING Interventionist

Primary Purpose

Provide students with reading improvement and other learning difficulties with appropriate learning activities and experience designed to help them fulfill their potential, emotional, physical and social growth.  Enable students to develop competences and skills to function successfully in society.

Qualifications

Education/Certification

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Valid Texas Teacher’s Certification
• Minimum of 3 years teaching experience with primary age children

Special Knowledge/Skills

• Participation in balanced literacy professional development
• Experience in research-based instructional practices
• General knowledge of curriculum and instruction
• Ability to instruct students and manage their behavior
• Ability to collaborate with teachers
• Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills

Experience

• Five or more years of recent successful classroom with three years in this position

Major Responsibilities and Duties

Coursework and Professional Development

• Apply for Admission to Texas Woman’s University Graduate School
• Participate successfully in two graduate-level Reading Recovery courses during year 1
• Participate successfully in assessment training sessions
• Actively participate in training class discussions
• Complete Behind the Glass demonstration lessons least three times during the training year
• Successfully discontinue at least one student during the training year
• Attend the RRCNA approved Reading Recovery Conference

Instructional Strategies

• Be willing to learn, acquire and apply new skills and knowledge
• Provide one-on-one instruction to four first-grade students for 30 minutes daily sessions, if teacher-in-training, five students thereafter
• Must serve a minimum of 8 one-to-one students during the school year
• Demonstrate effective teaching of students using Reading Recovery methods
• Maintain current, daily records on all served students as a basis for planning instruction
• Possess the ability to interpret data using the Observation Survey, Summary and Predictions of progress lesson records, running records, Record of Reading Vocabulary, Developmental Reading Assessment, and Texas Primary Reading Inventory

Implementation

• Communicate with the teacher leader, parents, first and second grade teachers, and other school personnel on a regular basis for the purpose of student achievement and monitoring
• Submit data to the teacher leader as required
• Monitor the progress of discontinued students through grade 4

Professional Growth and Other

• Teach multiple small literacy groups, consisting of 4-6 students in the first and second grade, as assigned by the Teacher Leader
• Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation to accomplish instructional goals and objectives
• Attend Responsive to Intervention (RTI) meetings for students being served in the Reading Recovery program
• Serve as a resource for providing campus principals, teachers, and parents with information on reading development
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor or other administrators that are consistent with the general requirements and qualifications for the position
• Be a positive role model for students and support the goals of the school district

Communications

• Establish and maintain open lines of communication with parents, students, principals, Reading Recovery teachers and classroom teachers
• Use effective communication skills to present information accurately and clearly
• Maintain a professional demeanor in all district interactions

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supervise assigned teacher aide(s).

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors

The working conditions described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

• Tools/Equipment Used: Standard office equipment including personal computer and peripherals
• Posture: Prolonged sitting; occasional bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting
• Motion: Repetitive hand motions, frequent keyboarding and use of mouse; occasional reaching
• Lifting: Occasional light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds), Move small stacks of textbooks, media equipment, desks, and other classroom equipment.
• Environment: Frequent districtwide travel; occasional statewide travel
• Mental Demands: Work with frequent interruptions; maintain emotional control under stress

Salary : $57,000 - $66,570