Early Childhood/Lower School Structured Literacy Teacher (Contractor)

New Canaan Country School is a co-ed, independent day school for students in Pre-K (ages 3 & 4) through Grade 9 living in Fairfield and Westchester Counties. Located in New Canaan, CT, and serving approximately 550 students, our mission is to guide students to reach their intellectual, creative, moral, and physical potential. A talented and devoted faculty engages our students in developmentally appropriate ways, delivering a challenging curriculum that builds intellectual skills and fosters creative and critical thinking. We lead by example and challenge students to fulfill their potential, find their path, and follow their passions whether in the classroom, on the playing fields, on the stage, or serving the community.  Our Early Childhood and Lower School programs serve children in Pre-K through grade 4.  

About the Structured Literacy Teacher Position

The part-time Early Childhood/Lower School Structured Literacy Teacher is a dedicated, compassionate, energetic professional who delivers a comprehensive, structured literacy program to students with identified learning difficulties. This part-time position will be 10 hours per week teaching small groups of students in Kindergarten through 4th grade. NCCS is seeking an independent contractor who can fulfill this role on a consulting basis with the school.

• EC/LS Structured Literacy Teacher delivers explicit, multisensory, systematic, cumulative, prescriptive, and diagnostic instruction utilizing the Orton-Gillingham approach 
• Maintain a high level of reading instruction that includes lesson planning, program implementation, progress monitoring, and assessment 
• Maintain student growth and performance records by collecting and analyzing student data
• Utilize formative and summative data to plan and adjust instruction 
• Routinely communicate progress to the student's team, including classroom teachers, specialist teachers, speech & language pathologists, occupational therapists, and parents/guardians 

Responsibilities

• Create a positive, emotionally responsive, developmentally appropriate, inclusive classroom culture 
• Develop highly engaging, motivating, well-paced, multisensory lessons 
• Utilize positive, effective, student-centered classroom management strategies 
• Provide individualized differentiation, accommodations, and modifications
• Deliver all components of explicit instruction strategies
• Collaborate with team members to develop well-designed instruction and assignments
• Monitor and evaluate student growth and performance 
• Write student progress reports 
• Participate in team meetings and parent/guardian conferences, as needed

Competencies

• Demonstrates strong organizational skills
• Possesses excellent verbal and written communication abilities
• Works both independently and collaboratively
• Accepts constructive feedback and implement changes
• Commits to professional growth and meet established goals
• Maintains regular attendance and punctuality
• Demonstrates a proactive approach to communication and instruction

Job Requirements

• Teaching Credential (Education Specialist, Special Education, Reading Instruction or related field)
• Training/Certification in multisensory literacy intervention  (Orton-Gillingham Associate Level, Wilson Reading System, IMSE) 
• Minimum of 3 years teaching structured literacy preferred
• Bachelor's degree. education preferred