K–Literacy Curriculum Developer

Science of Reading Curriculum Designer, K–6 Literacy

Remote (U.S.) | Curriculum & Instruction

Employment Type: Contract-to-hire, with the potential to transition to regular employment based on business needs and performance. Remote anywhere in the United States.

At Air Reading, you'll design and continuously improve the literacy instruction that helps K–6 students become confident readers. Grounded in the Science of Reading, you'll build the lessons, teaching scripts, decodable texts, assessments, and student-placement systems that guide instruction across our virtual tutoring program.

This is a hands‑on role for an experienced literacy educator and curriculum designer who can translate research into explicit, systematic, and engaging instruction. You'll work directly with instructional data and teacher feedback to refine curriculum, strengthen instructional consistency, and improve student reading outcomes.

• Content Development and Instructional Design: Write lessons, decodable texts, fluency passages, and comprehension questions, and design how each lesson is taught so phonemic awareness, phonics, reading, and spelling reinforce the same target skill. Ensure decodable texts use only sounds and words students have been taught, and fluency passages meet established word‑count and readability targets and are appropriate for timed reading. Align content to the reading standards of the different states we serve.
• Student Progress Monitoring and Assessments: Develop diagnostic assessments and leveling rules that place students in the right groups and lessons, and mastery checks teachers can score consistently, with complete answer keys and clear scoring criteria. Use progress‑monitoring data to determine each group’s next lessons and identify whether learning difficulties stem from student needs or from passage or lesson design.
• Instructional Scripts and Directions: Write exactly what the teacher says ("Say…"), the student responses to expect, and how to correct errors, plus short, clear directions teachers can follow live on Zoom. A first‑time tutor should be able to deliver each lesson accurately without guessing.
• Teacher Training and Support: Create and present teacher workshops, and write the guides, Help Center articles, and procedures that help teachers deliver lessons well.
• Continuous Improvement: Use teacher feedback, session observations, and student data to make lessons clearer, more effective, and easier to deliver consistently.

• Minimum of five (5)+ years of K–6 classroom teaching experience; ten (10) or more years strongly preferred, with demonstrated success improving reading outcomes for students who are below grade level.
• Deep knowledge of the Science of Reading and evidence‑based literacy instruction, with the ability to apply current research to curriculum design.
• Experience in instructional design and curriculum writing, including lessons, teaching scripts, passages, or assessments you have developed and can share as work samples.
• Experience with assessment and student leveling, including using student data to determine instructional next steps.
• Excellent writing and editing skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to ensure that decodable texts, answer keys, instructional targets, and assessment materials meet established requirements.
• Experience collaborating across teams, such as teaching quality, literacy coaching, teacher support, and product, to turn curriculum into consistent, high‑quality instruction.

• A master’s degree in literacy, curriculum and instruction, or a related field; or
• LETRS training, Orton‑Gillingham training, or reading specialist certification.
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