JOB SUMMARY:
The Literacy Coach (Primary) will be required to monitoring the progress of students and work with the school’s administration and teachers to improve teaching pedagogies for literacy instruction, as well as student learning and student achievement in Reading, through the implementation of data driven literacy interventions aimed at improving students’ academic performance.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: –
- Attends training sessions to upgrade his/her understanding of content and pedagogical skills including assessment of student learning in the teaching of literacy.
- Prepares work plans and provides reports on activities, outputs and achievements.
- Assists teachers in diagnosing learner deficiencies and plans corrective interventions.
- Assists teachers in identifying factors that contribute to low academic performance in literacy.
- The Coach will support, encourage and guide staff to use:
- Data from assessment to diagnose learner deficiencies and plan interventions based on data analysis.
- Resource-rich strategies (involving manipulatives as well as technology) to motivate learners and create positive dispositions to reading.
- A variety of strategies (including performance tasks, portfolios and learning logs) to assess learner progress.
- Strategies that connect literacy to other subjects and real life.
- Model best practices and effective instructional strategies, which result in improved student achievement in literacy.
- Innovative approaches to successfully lead the development, implementation and review of teaching and learning strategies for students’ literacy development.
- The Coach will:
- Support the school’s Literacy and/or School-based Intervention Teams (Principal, class level representatives, all specialist teachers).
- Develop teacher capacity by providing on-going support for teachers through professional development that is learner centered.
- Provide support to key school personnel to assist teachers in ensuring that the learning needs of all students are addressed.
- Build motivation for literacy with school-wide incentives.
SKILLS:
- Sound human relations skills
- Sound verbal and written communication skills
- Sound classroom management skills
- Sound planning and organising skills
- Sound measurement and evaluation skills
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
Core qualifications:
- Bachelor of Education in any of the following content areas: Reading, Literacy Instruction and/or Primary Education
- Post-graduate qualifications (any of):
- Certificate of completion of the University of Trinidad and Tobago’s (UTT) Remedial Training Programme provided by the Ministry of Education (May-July 2023)
- Diploma in Reading/Literacy Instruction
- Master of Education with a specialty in Reading and/or Literacy Instruction
Additional qualifications may include:
- Degree/Diploma/Certificate specialising in ICT skills development
- Persons in the education system who have specialised skills in the areas of Literacy and Literacy Interventions
Experience:
- Teachers who currently hold appointments by the Teaching Service Commission with a minimum of five (5) years of service