Mcguffey Reading Service Teacher (staff Wage)

McGuffey Reading Service Teacher (Staff Wage)

McGuffey Reading Services, part of the Sheila C. Johnson Center at the University of Virginia (UVA), seeks applicants for a temporary, part-time position as a reading teacher/supervisor in our Reading Intervention Program. Teachers/supervisors will plan, implement, and/or supervise targeted reading intervention lessons for a small group of students. They will work closely with McGuffey's clinical staff to develop an intensive instructional program to best meet the needs of students. Lessons typically include: systematic teaching of phonemic awareness, phonics/decoding, and spelling to build word recognition; targeted fluency instruction to build reading rate, accuracy, and prosody; comprehension instruction to include both background knowledge/vocabulary and strategy use; and writing instruction, which is woven throughout the lesson.

The successful candidate will:

• Have experience teaching elementary or middle-grade students with a focus on reading, writing, and spelling.
• Have knowledge about current assessment practice in the areas of reading, writing, and spelling.
• Have experience communicating with families regarding student progress.
• Have a bachelor's degree.
• Worked as a teacher in a public or private school (a current license is not required). Reading Specialist endorsement or MEd in Reading Education preferred.

Questions related to the application process may be directed to Keith Johnson, HR Specialist at fkj2t@virginia.edu.

This is a wage position which is not eligible for leave or other benefits and is limited to 1500 hours of work in a year. For more information, refer to the Wage Employment link.