Literacy Coach, K-3 Foundational Skills

Center for Student Achievement Solutions • White Plains, NY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Literacy Coach provides onsite coaching to K-3 teachers in partner schools across New York City, using Science of Reading expertise and a proven record of student reading growth to strengthen instruction. The coach models classroom lessons, co-teaches, observes instruction, gives in-the-moment feedback, and helps school leaders use student data to guide next steps. Work includes foundational reading skills such as phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, fluency, and encoding, as well as support for Tier 1, 2, and 3 instruction using structured literacy programs.

This is a per-diem, part-time independent contractor engagement. Coaches must reside in one of New York City's five boroughs and work at least two onsite days per week during the NYC Public Schools calendar. An onsite day includes a 7:30 a.m. leadership check-in, coaching through the school day, and a 2:45–3:30 p.m. leadership debrief. Coaches complete pre-work before each visit and submit visit documentation afterward. CSAS provides training on its coaching systems, documentation, and partner expectations.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience as a K-3 classroom teacher delivering explicit, systematic foundational skills instruction.
• Documented K-3 reading growth in the candidate's own classroom, measured with Acadience, DIBELS, or a similar assessment.
• Deep Science of Reading knowledge, including the Simple View of Reading, Scarborough’s Rope, phonemic awareness, and orthographic mapping.
• Experience teaching a structured literacy program with fidelity, such as UFLI, Fundations, Really Great Reading, Orton Gillingham, Preventing Academic Failure, Heggerty, SPIRE, or a similar program.
• At least 2 years of experience coaching teachers or leading professional learning.
• Experience teaching students with disabilities and multilingual learners to read.
• Must not have been employed by NYC Public Schools during the 12 months before the start date.
• Fingerprint clearance and PETS approval, or ability to obtain them before the first school visit.
• Must reside in one of New York City's five boroughs.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Literacy, Reading, Special Education, or Curriculum and Instruction.
• LETRS or Orton-Gillingham certification.
• Experience with MTSS for literacy.

Responsibilities

• Coach K-3 teachers onsite through modeling, co-teaching, observation, and in-the-moment feedback.
• Teach model lessons in phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, fluency, and encoding that teachers can replicate.
• Guide teachers in analyzing Acadience, iReady, progress-monitoring data, and student work to identify error patterns and plan next steps.
• Support Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 instruction with fidelity using structured literacy programs.
• Meet with school leaders before and after each onsite day and communicate strengths, growth areas, and follow-up actions.
• Complete pre-work before each onsite day and submit visit documentation after each visit.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed