Reading Specialist; Grades 3-5

Lunenburg Public Schools Turkey Hill Elementary School
- Lunenburg, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

Lunenburg Public Schools Turkey Hill Elementary School
- Lunenburg, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

Job : 5836918

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Jul 16, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

Position Summary

Lunenburg Public Schools seeks an exceptional Reading Specialist to join our team at Turkey Hill Elementary School. Our new administrative team is looking for a knowledgeable, collaborative literacy partner who will help strengthen instruction, intervention, and systems of support across grades 3-5. We are deeply passionate about improving literacy outcomes and committed to implementing evidence-based practices aligned with the Science of Reading.

Lunenburg Public Schools utilizes mCLASS DIBELS 8th Edition as its universal literacy screener and progress-monitoring system and HMH Into Reading Version 3 as its core literacy program. The district is committed to implementing only evidence-based literacy practices aligned with peer-reviewed research and Massachusetts literacy guidance.

The Reading Specialist will play a critical role in improving literacy outcomes by providing direct intervention services, supporting data-based decision making, partnering with the administrative team and teachers, and strengthening systems of support for students.

• New THES administrative team seeking a strong literacy partner.
• Districtwide passion for improving literacy outcomes.
• Strong commitment to evidence-based instruction and the Science of Reading.
• Collaborative school culture focused on continuous improvement.
• Opportunity to make a significant impact on students during a critical stage of reading development.

• Increase the percentage of students meeting or exceeding benchmark expectations in reading.
• Accelerate growth for students performing below benchmark through targeted intervention and high-dosage tutoring supports.
• Strengthen students' word recognition, fluency, vocabulary, background knowledge, language comprehension, and comprehension of increasingly complex texts.
• Support the implementation of evidence-based literacy practices across grades 3-5.

• Provide direct literacy intervention services to students in grades 3-5.
• Deliver evidence-based instruction in advanced phonics, multisyllabic word reading, morphology, fluency, vocabulary, oral language, language comprehension, and reading comprehension.
• Analyze universal screening, diagnostic, and progress-monitoring data to identify student needs, develop intervention plans, monitor growth, and adjust instruction.
• Partner with the administrative team, classroom teachers, special educators, and other staff to strengthen literacy instruction and intervention.
• Participate in MTSS and problem-solving meetings.
• Assist in coordinating and monitoring high-dosage tutoring services provided through approved third-party vendors.
• Monitor the effectiveness of interventions and tutoring services and communicate student progress to relevant stakeholders.
• Support teachers in implementing evidence-based literacy practices, including explicit vocabulary instruction, fluency routines, knowledge building, and text-based reading and writing.
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.

• Massachusetts DESE Reading Specialist License required.
• Massachusetts teaching license and prior teaching experience required.
• SEI Endorsement required or ability to obtain in accordance with Massachusetts regulations.
• Minimum of three years of successful teaching and/or literacy intervention experience preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in the Science of Reading, structured literacy, and evidence-based intervention practices.
• Experience administering, interpreting, and utilizing literacy assessment data, including mCLASS DIBELS, to drive instructional decision making.
• Strong knowledge of MTSS, progress monitoring, and data-based problem solving.
• Training and/or experience in LETRS, CORE, Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, or a similar structured literacy approach preferred.

The ideal candidate is an experienced, collaborative, and data-driven literacy professional who is eager to serve as a trusted partner to our new administrative team. The successful candidate will share our passion for improving literacy outcomes and our belief that all students can become successful readers through high-quality, evidence-based instruction and intervention.

Position Type: Full-time

Job Categories:

Classroom Teacher >
Reading/Literacy

• At least 3 year(s) of relevant experience preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

• Robert McGrath , Principal
• 129 Northfield Road
• Lunenburg, Massachusetts 01462
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