Reading Specialist (200 Days) - Tall Oaks Elementary (2026-27 School Year)

Charlottesville City Schools • Charlottesville, VA

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About The Position

The Reading Specialist is primarily responsible for planning, teaching, and evaluating instruction for students requiring specialized literacy intervention. Work collaboratively with classroom teachers, instructional coach, and school administration (e.g. provide materials and expertise, co-teach and co-plan, and assess the needs of students).

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Reading or the equivalent.
• A Virginia License as a Reading Specialist is required for elementary (K-6).
• Applicant must have three or more years of experience as a PK-6 classroom teacher.
• Applicant must have an acceptable rating on such teaching.

Responsibilities

• Implement effective, evidence-based, and science-based tiered literacy screenings, instruction, and progress monitoring in alignment with the Virginia Tiered System of Support (VTSS) process.
• Tiered interventions must occur outside of Tier 1 instructional time and may not supplant or replace Tier 1 content or instruction.
• Document intervention and progress monitoring using required technology tools and timelines.
• Attend PLCs and meet regularly with classroom teachers to collectively evaluate progress monitoring and intervention efficacy and support classroom teachers’ implementation of Tier 2 interventions.
• Participate in school-based Tiered System of Supports meetings to problem-solve and create plans for individual students (Screening Team, Advanced Tiers Team).
• Communicate intervention goals and progress with families.
• Coordinate with classroom teachers, ESL teachers, Special Education teachers, instructional coaches, and admin in interpreting data and designing approaches to improve student achievement and instruction.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers and instructional coaches as appropriate through modeling, co-planning, co-teaching, and content coaching.
• Participate in Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s) to build capacity for teachers’ use of evidence- and science-based reading and literacy instruction.
• Collaborate with school leaders and other instructional staff to host family reading and literacy events and opportunities at school.
• Attend monthly meetings for state literacy and English updates, and curriculum updates.
• Review data, program information, professional learning, and leadership and staff development for the Charlottesville City Schools Literacy and ELA curriculum and vision statement.
• Maintain knowledge of current research in the area of literacy and best practices in the field (including but not limited to dyslexia, the evidence and science-based reading and literacy instruction, VA Curriculum Framework, and the intersection of high-quality literacy and ELA instruction with culturally responsive instructional practices).
• Completion of Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS I) and position-required training/coursework through the Virginia Literacy Partnership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time