Literacy Specialist

Job Description

Literacy Specialist | YES Prep Public Schools

The Tone:
This is an 11-month position at YES Prep Brays Oaks Secondary, located in Houston, TX. YES Prep Public Schools is a 2,600-person organization dedicated to creating pathways to extraordinary opportunity for students and their families. This role is crucial for ensuring that all students, especially emergent bilingual and dyslexic learners, receive high-quality literacy instruction and support, directly impacting their academic success and future opportunities. The Specialist works within a high-performing, team-oriented culture to achieve significant results for students.

The TL;DR
• Role: Literacy Specialist
• Type: 11-month
• Location: In-person, Houston, TX
• Pay: $65,264 yearly
• Team: Reports to Director of Academics
• Mission: Ensures students receive outstanding literacy instruction and that Emergent Bilingual and dyslexic students receive appropriate support and accommodations to achieve academic success.
• Tech Stack: MAP, R-CBM, Language Assessment System (LAS), TELPAS, STAAR, Common Assessments, College Board exams

What You’ll Actually Do
• Coach Teachers: Observe and coach a cohort of reading intervention teachers to ensure students receive outstanding instruction.
• Support Diverse Learners: Ensure Emergent Bilingual (EB) and dyslexic students receive appropriate accommodations in all classrooms by coaching content teachers and collaborating with leadership.
• Manage Programs: Direct the campus’s EB and dyslexia programs to ensure academic success for these students and maintain compliance with state and federal law.
• Coordinate Testing: Coordinate and direct testing for special populations, including MAP, R-CBM benchmarks, Language Assessment System (LAS), TELPAS, and dyslexia screenings.
• Provide Intervention: Deliver one-on-one or small group literacy instruction to dyslexic students needing Level-2 services and provide interventions in spoken English, writing, or handwriting for beginning EBs.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution, along with a Valid Texas Teaching Certificate, including ESL or Bilingual certification.
• Experience: 3 years of literacy teaching experience in the classroom.
• Skills: Observing and coaching instructional staff, tracking and utilizing student progress data, directing special population programs, ensuring compliance with state and federal law, and assisting in planning professional learning.
• Bonus: Master’s Degree in Dyslexia, Education, Reading, Special Education, or a related field; 2 years of teaching direct instruction; and familiarity with TELPAS, Language Assessment System (LAS Links), and MAP assessments.