Reading Specialist

Reading Specialist

Accomack County Public Schools KEGOTANK ELEMENTARY – MAPPSVILLE, Virginia Open in Google Maps

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Job : 5828259

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Jul 13, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Title: Reading Specialist

Contract Length: 192 contract days

FLSA Status: Exempt

Under the direction of the principal, the responsibilities of the position fall into two categories. As a teacher, the reading specialist is responsible for providing direct instruction to students, individually or in small groups, to enable students to develop literacy skills. As a literacy leader, the position is responsible for implementing a comprehensive literacy program at the assigned school through coaching, supporting, and guiding teachers in best practices for literacy instruction.

(These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.)

(No more than 50% of the reading specialist’s time shall be devoted to this category.)

• Provide direct instruction in the areas of reading and writing for identified groups and individual students, with an emphasis on emergent, beginning, and transitional readers.
• Utilize the identified division resource for Tier 3 intervention for the lowest performing 5% of students, as designed.

(At least 50% of the reading specialist’s time shall be devoted to coaching to include, but not limited to, co‑teaching, collaboration, facilitation of instructional strategies, modeling, observing, and providing feedback.)

• Support teachers in organizing classroom libraries with books at appropriate independent reading levels.
• Support teachers in selecting books for guided reading instruction, to supplement leveled readers in the core program, as appropriate to the students’ instructional reading levels.
• Provide curriculum support and training for all teachers and administrators, ensuring continuous staff development that ensures thorough knowledge of school division initiatives, current SOL English resources and assessment blueprints by all.
• Model and coach instructional methods in a variety of settings (whole group and small group) to include pre‑conferencing, feedback, and follow‑up observation of the teacher(s) implementing the demonstrated techniques.
• Provide ongoing training and follow‑up in the design and implementation of literacy work stations.
• Gather, analyze, and communicate literacy data to support continuous improvement model and to set grade school‑wide, grade level, and individual teacher SMART goals; make data‑based recommendations to principals.
• Collaborate with and coach teachers on the use of assessment data to plan instruction; analyze school literacy data and plan for future literacy needs, with specific attention to monitoring membership groups and strategizing ways to support same.
• Provide ongoing training and follow‑up in the use of assessment tools.
• Participate in collaborative instructional planning, monthly at minimum.
• Assess students new to the school and others as requested by the principal, using a variety of measures, to determine appropriate placement and specific instructional needs.
• Conduct classroom visitations and provide feedback to teachers and administrators on the school’s literacy program.
• Serve as a liaison between the school and the Department of Instruction by attending meetings and disseminating information.
• Maintain an organized system and accessible location for the storage and circulation of…