Position: Summer Reading Intervention Teacher

Dates: Monday - Thursday, July 7, 2025 - July 31, 2025 (4 days a week for a month)

Location: Hosmer  School

Rate of Pay: $35.00 per hour

Hours: 8:00-12:00 pm includes 30 min of prep a day

Additional days: 1 “day” (4hrs) one 1-hour orientation and includes program set up/clean up time. 

Additional paid time: There may be an additional weekly 30-minute faculty meeting at the discretion of the Director. 

 

Number of Positions: 3

 

The responsibilities may include:

 

Teach grouping of students in grades K-5.  (Small groupings students)   

• Use responsive classroom management strategies to co-teach morning meeting
• Conduct small group literacy lessons using Fundations and Heggerty materials
• Provide targeted differentiated reading instruction using data to drive lessons
• Gather progress monitoring data using DIBELS measures
• Create an end of summer progress report for families
• Encourage a love of reading and talking about books

 

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES 

• Experience working with elementary students.
• Experience collaborating with colleagues  
• Familiarity with best practices in evidence-based structured literacy  instruction
• Holds the belief that all children can learn and learn to read and write effectively  
• Familiarity with Responsive Classroom practices, language, and beliefs
• Attend pre-program training and weekly faculty meetings.

 

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

A current Massachusetts Teaching License/Certification

Three or more successful years of experience teaching students in literacy, preferred

 

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