Reading Specialist - MES

Reading Specialist - MES

Accomack County Public Schools Metompkin Elementary School - Parksley, Virginia Open in Google Maps

Job : 5520786

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Feb 02, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Title: Reading Specialist

Contract Length: 191 contract days

FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Summary

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

Essential Duties

Direct Instruction of Students

(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.

Literacy Leader

(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 and thorough knowledge of school division initiatives, current SOL English resources, and assessment blueprints for 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 workstations.
• Gather, analyze, and communicate literacy data to support the continuous improvement model & to set grade school‑wide, grade‑level, and individual teacher SMART goals; make data‑based recommendations to principals and
• 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 the same.
• Provide ongoing training and follow‑up in the use of assessment tools.
• Participate in collaborative instructional planning at least once a month.
• 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 reading and writing material.

• Maintain a comprehensive inventory of literacy materials, including supplemental Title I resources as applicable.
• Plan with (Early Intervention Reading Initiative) Literacy Support Assistants for meaningful extension lessons aligned to classroom instruction.
• Ensure that the school’s home reading program is organized and updated annually (as part of the Title I Parent Involvement Policy, as applicable to Title I schools), and support teachers in its implementation as planned by the school’s Literacy Team.
• Assist with planning and delivering parent workshops and information sessions on the language arts program.
• Participate in parent conferences and Child Study Team meetings as…