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Role of the Reading/ Literacy Specialist
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Role of the Reading/ Literacy Specialist
Vanessa Lopez
GCU REA-515
July 15, 2020
Reading Specialist
Introduction
What is a reading specialist?
A reading specialist is a teacher who have been trained or has a master degree in education to help struggling readers and help teachers identify struggling readers (International Literacy Association, 2018).
What are the roles of a reading specialist?
- Collaborating with teachers leading and planning professional developments
- Scheduling meetings
- Support teachers in creating plans to help struggling readers meet their goals
- Helping teachers create and implementing goals (International Literacy Association, 2018).
PLC
Initiatives
Professional
Learning
Communities
Teachers
Teacher
- Meet with other teachers by grade level and individually (Provini, C., 2012).
- resources and professional developments to teachers
- help create a literacy plan for struggling readers in the classroom
- give support and motivate teachers (Provini, C., 2012).
Students
Students
- analyze student assessment results (Provini, C., 2012).
- create a plan for students to follow
- provide one on one or small group intervention for students in need
- give students support during instructional time (Provini, C., 2012).
Engagement
Engagement
Family Engagement Example
Family Engagement
- A family reading night will be scheduled once a month. No homework is assigned school wide so the family can spend time together and enjoy a good book.
- Provide each grade level with an activity for the families to do together.
- Provide resources and ideas for parents to support literacy at home.
Community Engagement
Community
Engagement
- create a literacy conference for the community to attend
- promote communication with all stakeholders including tutor, speech pathologist, psychologist
- participate is community events like writing a letter contest, art contest, attending community meetings
- sending newsletters home
Leadership
and
Support
Leadership
and
Support
Teacher
Instruction
Teacher
Instruction
- Provide the teacher with support
- Provide lesson plans to help struggling readers
- guide small group instruction
- provide professional development opportunities
- co-teach or teach a lesson for teacher to observe
- Analyze data with teacher and create a literacy plan for students in need (International Literacy Association, 2018).
Assessments
Assessments
- distribute district assessments school wide
- analyze assessment data to look for areas that need improvement
- help setup goals for students based off of the student data that is collected (International Literacy Association, 2018).
Professional
Disposition
Professional
Disposition
Professionals Dispositions are necessary in our professional career(Professional dispositions of learners, 2020). they are values, commitments, and ethics that affects student learning and achievement as well as personal growth (Professional dispositions of learners, 2020).
References
International Literacy Association. (2018). Standards. Retrieved January 22, 2020, from https://www.literacyworldwide.org/get-resources/standards/standards-for-reading-professionals/standards-2010-role-5
Professional dispositions of learners. (2020). Grand Canyon University. Retrieved from https://students.gcu.edu/sites/students/files/2018-12/15GCU0264-COEProDisposition-120115_v1.pdf
Provini, C. (2012). Best Practices for Professional Learning Communities. Retrieved June 23, 2020, from https://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/best-practices-for-professional-learning-communities.shtml