Reading Specialist $100,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks
Description
- Onsite position in Austin, TX.
- $100,000 annual salary, paid weekly - Health benefits begin day one
- Relocation assistance provided
Many young children connect naturally with gaming culture—where persistence, leveling up, and mastery are part of the experience. This role applies that same motivational framework to early literacy.
You will facilitate small-group reading sessions at a school designed around the interests of young gamers, combining phonics instruction, adaptive literacy technology, and coaching to help K-2 students develop the same passion for reading that they bring to games.
Austin provides live music, mild winters, access to hill country trails, and a dynamic education innovation community you will join.
Lead learning. Love growing. Apply now.
What you will be doing
- Plan and facilitate small-group reading sessions for K-2 students, ensuring phonics learning is engaging, fun, and tailored to individual needs
- Adjust instruction dynamically in response to student needs, reading levels within the group, and real-time engagement signals
- Conduct motivational check-ins with students to promote progress in adaptive literacy apps and support achievement of learning objectives
- Track student progress using data from adaptive software and apply it to differentiate instruction across reading groups
- Employ storytelling, humor, gaming comparisons, and positive reinforcement to sustain student effort and address resistance
Candidate requirements
- Willing to work in-person at NextGen Academy in Austin, TX
- Bachelor's degree in elementary education, reading, or related field
- Certification in structured literacy approaches such as Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, or similar evidence-based phonics programs
- 2+ years of experience delivering small-group reading instruction to K-2 students or struggling readers
- Demonstrated ability to assess student reading levels and design differentiated instruction independently
- Enthusiastic about video games and gaming culture, even if not a gamer yourself
- Legally authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship
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