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On-site position: Georgetown (Austin), TX. We provide relocation assistance$100,000 annual salary, full-time role. Health, dental, and vision coverage begin on day oneCertification in reading instruction required (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, CERI, LETRS, or equivalent)The greatest support you can offer a gifted six-year-old reading at grade level is to refuse to let them plateau there. If you hold structured literacy credentials and have witnessed how phonics-based methods unlock early readers, consider what becomes possible when you direct those techniques toward children who aren't behind—they're simply unchallenged. The result isn't incremental growth. They accelerate 5-10x.At gt.school, you finally deploy your complete skill set. No basal readers. No mandated district sequences. You facilitate small-group early literacy sessions for gifted 5-8-year-olds, conduct running records, create your own differentiated groups, and build each lesson from the data in front of you. Adaptive software manages content delivery. Your role is what no application can replicate: guiding a small cohort of exceptional students to surpass benchmarks they weren't expected to reach this year.100% of your students achieve their adaptive software targets. Over 90% give you top ratings in surveys. This is the outcome when a certified literacy specialist works with small groups of gifted learners and removes all barriers. You'll observe first graders who entered at grade level begin consuming chapter books. That's the kind of transformation most literacy professionals spend an entire career hoping to witness once.What You Will Be DoingFacilitating small-group phonics sessions for gifted K-2 learners, with each lesson constructed from student data rather than a scripted programConducting running records, evaluating reading levels, and creating your own differentiated instructional groupsDelivering 1:1 and small-group coaching sessions that use school currency, leaderboards, and personal rapport to motivate stretch goals in adaptive applicationsMonitoring real-time student performance in adaptive learning platforms and adjusting instruction as the data shiftsWhat You Won't Be DoingDelivering lectures to a full classroom. Students advance through self-directed apps, not passive lessonsOverseeing 25+ students. Your work involves small cohorts of gifted childrenAdhering to a district timeline or preparing students for standardized assessmentsTeaching subjects outside reading and writing (no math, science, or social studies)Drafting IEPs, attending committee sessions, or managing school district administrative processesStructured Literacy Specialist Key ResponsibilitiesPropel gifted K-2 students to years of reading advancement in a fraction of the typical time through adaptive platforms and focused phonics instruction.Basic RequirementsMaster's degree in reading instruction OR reading certification (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, CERI, LETRS, or equivalent). Science of Reading coursework by itself does not satisfy this requirement.Bachelor's degree in any discipline2+ years providing small-group early literacy instruction to K-2 learnersExperience evaluating reading levels, creating instructional groups, and developing differentiated instruction independent of a pre-written curriculumExperience working directly with gifted or advanced students (gifted & talented programs, academic summer camps, or specialized schools)Comfortable with AI/adaptive learning technologies and capable of interpreting student performance analyticsAvailable to work on-site at the GT campus in Georgetown (Austin), TX. Relocation assistance provided.Legally authorized for U.S. employment without visa#J-18808-Ljbffr