Literacy Coach

Literacy Coach
- All Levels

Four vacancies exist for a Literacy Coach
- All Levels for the Norristown Area School District.

(2) Elementary level

(1) Middle School level

(1) High School level

* Sign On Bonus (In addition to Salary): $3,000

The Literacy Coach is responsible for leading PLC's, for modeling best literacy practice lessons, for analyzing student and school-wide data and for providing staff development. This person is also responsible for ensuring effective implementation of the school's CSI Plan, goals and programs, and instructional framework to ensure that student growth and increased literacy achievement are continuous and appropriate for all students.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in education
• Valid and Active PDE Teaching Certification; reading specialist certification preferred
• Five years of full-time teaching experience
• Professional development experience which has involved adult learning
• In-depth knowledge of reading processes, acquisition, assessment, and instruction.
• Thorough knowledge of the range of effective instructional methods, materials, and practices that can be used at various grade levels.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of reading acquisition and development and how they influence planned instruction to meet the needs of students at all levels of reading success.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of the full spectrum of differentiated instruction processes designed to meet the needs of all students including special education, gifted and English as a second language.
• Ability to plan, establish priorities and implement instructional activities for maximum effectiveness.
• Ability to develop and deliver professional development presentations for teachers, administrators, parents and community groups.
• Ability to model and demonstrate how each component of a comprehensive literacy framework provides a structure for teaching, practicing, and assessing the skills and strategies of effective reading and writing.
• Ability to assess levels of student achievement effectively, analyze test results, and prescribe actions for improvement.
• Original certificates of clearance from the State Police, Child Abuse Registry, and PDE FBI.
• Bilingual in Spanish Preferred

Duties &

Job Responsibilities:

Instruction:

• Demonstrated success in upper elementary or middle level literacy instruction.
• Models and demonstrates the use of instructional strategies appropriate for teaching students from diverse backgrounds with different learning styles and special needs and which enhance the application of critical, creative and evaluative thinking capabilities.
• Models and demonstrates how to teach literacy using the standards for practice.
• Works collaboratively with classroom teachers to align instruction to ensure that teaching is congruent with district goals and the instructional framework, is of high quality, researched-based and designed to meet the needs of all students.
• Collaborates with, and articulates the school-wide literacy plan to teachers, parents, and other specialized personnel, such as special education teachers, ELD teachers, and counselors.
• Provides well-coordinated, congruent, and quality support for teachers and students by working in the classroom and in a pullout setting.
• Provides instructional guidance to aides, volunteer tutors, or paraprofessionals who work in the classroom to assist the classroom teacher in meeting the needs of all students.
• Provides leadership and support in teaching and integrating literacy skills in all content areas

Assessment:

• Models and demonstrates for teachers how to administer and analyze various ELA/literacy assessments.
• Interprets data, including but not limited to standardized and other test results, for diagnosis, instructional planning and program evaluation.
• Collaborates with classroom teachers in the interpretation of literacy progress monitoring and diagnostic assessments and the development and implementation of an appropriate acceleration program for all students.
• Implements a school-wide assessment plan to systematically collect and analyze data that informs instruction and documents learning and growth.
• Supports teachers in using various literacy assessment…