CSL Literacy Specialist
Due to the nature of our immersion model as well as our expected number of CSL students, a
part-time Literacy Specialist providing CSL support will be employed to
provide direct services to students and teachers. The Literacy Specialist will
provide strategic literacy interventions and academic support to struggling
learners, and will provide professional development, modeling, coaching,
resources, and other support to help teachers integrate literacy development in
their classroom practice. Both English-dominant and Chinese-dominant students
will benefit from an onsite professional who can provide a variety of effective
literacy strategies, as the students learn to read and master the transfer of
literacy skills from one language to another.
Qualifications
Possess a strong understanding of literacy acquisition, particularly as it
pertains to bilingualism, second language acquisition and the transfer of skills
from one language to another.
The ability to teach literacy skills in both Chinese and English.
A minimum of Bachelor’s degree.
A valid New Jersey instructional certificate with proper endorsement or
eligibility for ESL/CSL instructions.
Appropriate New Jersey Reading Specialist
Certification is preferred.
Experience as a literacy specialist or a certified elementary teacher with a
reading specialty endorsement.
Responsibilities
Including, but not be limited to:
Offer Chinese as a Second Language (CSL) support to students who enter the
program in second grade and beyond.
Perform curriculum design, instruction and student assessment.
Identify students in need of literacy intervention.
Provide small group or individual intervention for identified students.
Help administer the school’s screening, progress monitoring, diagnostic and
outcome reading measures.
Coach teachers on the administration and interpretation of reading assessment
data.
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Provide resources to teachers and conduct professional development workshops on
literacy practices.