Reading Coach

Literacy Intervention Responsibilities

• Provide intensive, evidence-based reading interventions aligned to the science of reading, including phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, as required under the SC Read to Succeed Act.
• Identify and serve students who struggle to comprehend grade-level text, ensuring early support in accordance with R2S statutes.
• Administer universal screeners, formative assessments, and progress monitoring tools; analyze results to guide instruction.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers to implement intervention plans and share strategies that strengthen Tier I instruction.
• Communicate with families about student reading needs, intervention goals, and recommended home supports, as required by R2S parent notification policies.
• Participate in the state-required LETRS or approved R2S professional development for educators delivering literacy instruction or interventions.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor/administrator

Required Qualifications

• Valid South Carolina teaching certificate in an appropriate certification field.
• Hold SC teaching certificate with Read to Succeed Endorsement.
• Knowledge of evidence-based reading and math instructional strategies.
• Experience implementing small-group intervention or RTI/MTSS supports.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience delivering reading interventions aligned with the science of reading.
• Experience using math manipulatives, formative assessments, and intervention curricula.
• Training in LETRS, Fountas & Pinnell, DIBELS, Acadience, i-Ready, MAP, or similar programs.
• Strong data analysis and progress monitoring skills.