The Reading Specialist's primary responsibility will be to provide individualized and small group literacy instruction to a caseload of identified students in pull-out and push-in settings.The Reading Specialist will:

• Serve as a resource person and instructor to accommodate students' reading remediation needs.
• Use assessments to track, monitor, and modify instruction in support of student learning goals.
• Provide pull-out and push-in intervention services for struggling readers.
• Continuously monitor progress of students, both formally and informally, in order to adjust instruction and student grouping.
• Collaborate and communicate with the students' classroom teachers and specialized personnel ( e.g. , special education or ELL teachers) to align instruction and support to both the students' reading development and their classroom instructional needs.

• Participates in the data-based identification of students in need of small group or individual literacy intervention.
• Assists the Student Support Team in setting goals and planning interventions for students struggling with literacy.
• Collaborates with others (trained volunteers, teaching assistants, or teachers) in providing supplemental instruction to struggling readers.
• Is accountable for students' literacy growth and increases each individual student's literacy achievement.
• Creates a positive, achievement-oriented learning environment.
• Reflects on successes and areas of growth as a teacher, seeks to improve performance, and responds to feedback.

• Master's degree in Reading.
• Knowledge of current Scientifically Based Reading Research (SBRR).
• Knowledge of and experience with administering and analyzing formal and informal reading assessments.
• Demonstrated success in raising the literacy achievement levels of traditionally at-risk students through the use of a range of research-based instructional practices, approaches, methods, curriculum materials, and interventions.
• Experience working with diverse populations of students, parents and families.
• Experience working with students with disabilities.
• Ability to self-reflect on teaching practices and be responsive to feedback.
• Ability to schedule and prioritize work independently.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and learning through professional development.
• Valid District of Columbia Reading Specialist License preferred.
• Minimum of two years of experience as a Reading Specialist with a strong record of student achievement preferred.

• Commitment to Equity: Passionate about closing the achievement gap and ensuring that every child, regardless of background or circumstance, receives an excellent education.
• Leadership: Coaches, mentors, and challenges others to excel despite obstacles and challenging situations.
• Focus on Data-Driven Results: Relentlessly pursues the improvement of central office performance and school leadership, instruction, and operations, and is driven by a desire to produce quantifiable student achievement gains.
• Innovative Problem-Solving:Approaches work with a sense of possibility and sees challenges as opportunities for creative problem solving; takes initiative to explore issues and find potential innovative solutions.
• Adaptability: Excels in constantly changing environments and adapts flexibly in shifting projects or priorities to meet the needs of a dynamic transformation effort; comfortable with ambiguity and non-routine situations.
• Teamwork: Increases the effectiveness of surrounding teams through collaboration, constant learning and supporting others; sensitive to diversity in all its forms; respects and is committed to learning from others
• Dependability: Does whatever it takes to consistently deliver with high quality under tight deadlines; successfully manages own projects through strong organization, detailed workplans, and balancing of multiple priorities.
• Communication and Customer Service Skills: Communicates clearly and compellingly with diverse stakeholders in both oral and written forms; anticipates and responds to customer needs in a high-quality and courteous manner.