Literacy Coach
Core
Partners with teachers and school leaders to strengthen literacy instruction, improve student achievement, and implement evidence-based practices in a K-12 online public school.
Role type
Instructional Literacy Coach
Builds
Literacy instruction capacity and student reading outcomes
Domain
K-12 Education / Literacy Instruction
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Evidence-based literacy instruction, data analysis, classroom observation, instructional modeling, professional development facilitation, dyslexia screening, curriculum alignment
Responsibilities
Partner with teachers to implement evidence-based early literacy instructional practices through job-embedded coaching; Analyze formative assessment, screening, and diagnostic data to develop and inform instructional plans; Lead and facilitate professional learning communities (PLCs) and collaborative professional development opportunities for teachers; Administer and interpret universal screeners to identify students with characteristics of dyslexia; Model effective whole-group and small-group literacy instruction for teachers and students; Communicate student progress, instructional needs, and coaching outcomes with principals and school leadership teams.