What are the responsibilities and job description for the Reading Teacher (26/27 SY) position at West Middle School?
Description
Provide reading instruction to small groups of students with diagnosed learning disabilities. Focus will be on students who demonstrate significant decoding and fluency deficits.
Responsibilities
-Teach reading to small groups of students with specific learning disabilities.
-Complete reading evaluation of students as assigned
-Participate in IEP Team meetings
-Assist in the development of student IEP's (recommend accommodations, write goals, recommend services)
-Complete IEP progress reports on each student
-Consult regularly with classroom teachers & special education teachers.
-Participate in building and special education staff meetings.
Qualifications
-Massachusetts certification as Teacher of Children with Moderate Special Needs
-Massachusetts certification as Reading Specialist
-Experience and demonstrated expertise with language-based, multi-sensory, structured, sequential reading instruction.
-Certification and/or training in Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, Lindamood Bell preferred.
-Knowledge of computer applications for special needs students.