Structured Literacy Teacher, GT School

The most supportive thing you can do for a gifted six-year-old reading at grade level is refuse to accept it. If you hold a structured literacy certification and you've spent years watching phonics instruction transform early readers, imagine what happens when you apply those methods to kids who aren't struggling, they're just coasting. They don't just improve, they accelerate 5–10x.

ool, you finally get to use your full training. No basal reader. No district-mandated scope and sequence. You run small-group early literacy workshops for gifted 5–8-year-olds, pull running records, form your own differentiated groups, and design every lesson from what the data tells you. Adaptive software handles content delivery. Your job is the part no app can do: coaching a small cohort of brilliant kids to blow past benchmarks they were never supposed to hit this year.

100% of your students hit their adaptive software goals. 90%+ rate you highly on surveys. That's what happens when a certified literacy expert works with small groups of gifted children and nothing gets in the way. You'll watch first graders who came in at grade level start devouring chapter books. That's the transformation most literacy coaches spend a career hoping to see once.

If you have the certification, the phonics expertise, and the conviction that gifted kids deserve acceleration, not enrichment at the same old pace.

• Running small-group phonics workshops for gifted K–2 students, with every lesson built from student data instead of a scripted curriculum
• Pulling running records, assessing reading levels, and forming your own differentiated instructional groups
• Coaching 1:1 and small-group motivation sessions using school currency, leaderboards, and personal connection to drive stretch goals in adaptive apps
• Tracking real-time student progress in adaptive learning software and pivoting instruction when the data moves

• A structured literacy teacher here does not lecture in front of a classroom. Students learn through self-guided apps, not passive instruction
• Managing 25+ students. You work with small cohorts of gifted learners
• Following a district pacing guide or prepping for standardized tests
• Handling subjects beyond reading and writing (no math, science, or social studies)
• Writing IEPs, sitting in committee meetings, or navigating school district bureaucracy

Accelerate gifted K–2 students to years of reading progress in a fraction of the time through adaptive tools and targeted phonics instruction.

• Master's in reading instruction OR reading certification (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, CERI, LETRS, or similar). Science of Reading coursework alone does not meet this bar.
• Bachelor's degree in any subject
• 2+ years delivering small-group early literacy instruction to K–2 students
• Experience assessing reading levels, forming instructional groups, and designing differentiated instruction without a pre-written curriculum
• Experience working directly with gifted or high-performing children (gifted & talented program, academic summer camp, or specialized school)
• Proficient with AI/adaptive learning tools and able to interpret student performance data
• Willing to work in-person at the GT campus in Georgetown (Austin), TX. Relocation support provided.
• Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship

• Orton-Gillingham or multisensory structured literacy training beyond basic certification
• Experience with adaptive reading platforms (e.g., Lexia, Raz-Kids, or similar K–2 software)
• Track record coaching students who perform significantly above grade level
• Background using student data dashboards to drive daily instructional decisions

GT School is revolutionizing education with AI, expert coaching, and 50+ years of learning science. They blend cutting-edge tech with data-driven insights to unlock every student's full potential.

They're on a mission to disrupt the broken education system and unleash the true potential of gifted minds. Forget the one-size-fits-all approach that leaves brilliant students…