AISM Literacy Coach job description

A. Up-skill classroom teachers by:

Leading PD sessions for the Primary Staff
Leading and participating in Professional Learning Community activities
Collaborating with Grade Teams
Co-planning and co-teaching instructional reading and writing lessons

B. Support the K-5 data collection system through:

Administering biannual reading and writing assessments
Collecting, collating and managing assessment data
Presenting assessment data to the Primary Leadership team, the School Administration
and The School Board
Co-writing action plans for students with specific need
Managing the implementation of these action plans

C. Support students by:

Co-planning and co-teaching within the instructional reading and writing lessons
Planning and implementing short-term skill development sessions for students with
specific needs
Feeding back and feeding forward information to ensure on-going success
Communicating with Middle school support staff as teacher transition from primary to
middle school

D. Support on-going programme development by:

Attending weekly meetings with the Primary School Principal as a member of the language
team
Attending weekly meetings of the Learning Support Team
Attending quarterly meetings with the whole school Learning Support Team

E. Liaise with Parents by:

Training and managing Parent literacy helpers
Leading Literacy Nights
Co-leading Open Library Nights
Meeting with Parents to provide advice and detailing programmes
Leading parent information sessions

F. Manage Literacy Materials by:

Levelling guided reading instructional material
Organizing , cataloguing, and ordering literacy instructional material
Coordinating with librarian for ongoing management of materials