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Early Literary Specialists partner with elementary teachers to ensure all students can read on grade level by the end of 3rd grade. Early Literary Specialists are responsible for working collaboratively with teachers in a specific school.Early Literary Specialists provide coaching and feedback around literacy instruction.Early Literary Specialists generate and review student data to determine progress. Early Literary Specialists design/present professional development to educators.

·Assesses the skill level of students and aligns classroom goals and activities to established state and local standards.·Provides instruction in respective subject area.·Provides students with instruction emphasizing real life applications and simulations.·Teaches inquiry techniques that encourage experimentation and alternative approaches to problem solving.·Provides technical expertise in the use of tools, materials, processes and applications of technology, including pertinent software applications.·Provides students with learning experiences requiring them to demonstrate comprehension of concepts and the ability to use technological resources in developing solutions to problems.·Provides instruction that encourages students to use learned skills as tools for inquiry-based learning.·Creates a classroom environment in which students have access to subject-related materials that address their needs and interests.·Collaborates with staff members within and across disciplines to integrate subject-specific skills across the curriculum.·Keeps abreast of the latest developments and improvements in education as it affects the instructional program; attends faculty meetings to discuss school problems and teaching methods.·Maintains classroom discipline.·Maintains attendance, grade and other required records.

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Elementary Education And Teaching

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