Reading Interventionist/Read - Middle School
Listed on 2025-12-31
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Education / Teaching
School Counselor, Bilingual
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- Middle School role at School City of Hammond
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Description
The SCH Reading Interventionist is a member of the school faculty. It is the responsibility of the Interventionist to work with the principal, school improvement / plan team, and intervention team, to implement the school-wide plan to improve the literacy achievement of all students in the school. The position entails proven excellence as a classroom teacher and exemplary skills in developing, implementing and assessing instructional strategies to improve academic literacy, overall achievement in core content areas, problem solving skills and use of modern technology for all students in the school.
A commitment to attend all training sessions and/or staff development designed for SCH Literacy Leaders, use of instructional research and strategies with teacher colleagues and the ability to dialogue with them in their successful implementation is required.
Description
The SCH Reading Interventionist is a member of the school faculty. It is the responsibility of the Interventionist to work with the principal, school improvement / plan team, and intervention team, to implement the school-wide plan to improve the literacy achievement of all students in the school. The position entails proven excellence as a classroom teacher and exemplary skills in developing, implementing and assessing instructional strategies to improve academic literacy, overall achievement in core content areas, problem solving skills and use of modern technology for all students in the school.
A commitment to attend all training sessions and/or staff development designed for SCH Literacy Leaders, use of instructional research and strategies with teacher colleagues and the ability to dialogue with them in their successful implementation is required.
The Interventionist has a dual role; this professional provides professional development and training to the instructional aides and/or volunteers to provide additional support for student learning. The Interventionist will work with small, flexible groups of students in literacy based on data collected by teachers through the ISTEP+ test, district level assessments and informal classroom assessments. The Interventionist will organize district assessment data in reading/language arts, focusing on low performing subgroups.
The information will be shared collaboratively with teachers and aides in order to coordinate interventions for students not meeting state and local expectations. The Interventionists will train volunteers and/or paraprofessionals (Literacy Aides) to effectively tutor students in reading/language arts. The Interventionist will collaborate with corresponding grade levels on a weekly basis. The Interventionist position will be monitored by the Title I department.
The Primary and/or Intermediate Interventionist position requires a professional with organization and flexibility; reading and writing literacy knowledge; and the ability to grow trust and build relationships over time in a professional learning community.
Job Description
- Demonstrate exemplary classroom literacy practice and possess a deep understanding
- On-going teaching of children in a variety of settings and grade levels
- Collaborate with grade level teams, School Leadership Team and the Intervention Team to coordinate and monitor the effectiveness of interventions for students not meeting state and local expectations.
- Extend literacy competencies through professional development opportunities and networking with other Literacy Leaders in schools preferred.
- Sharing school areas of strength, new implementations, training programs and interpersonal strategies with other Interventionists.
- Manage and evaluate the school’s literacy program to ensure the highest level of
- Collect data, analyze results, and report findings
- Implement a school-wide assessment system for monitoring student achievement
- Evaluate student…
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