Early Literacy Teacher
- Houston, United States
Posted 25 days ago
About the role
A Yancy Life Opening
Certified or Retired Early Reading Teachers
Must hold a USA State-issued Teaching Certificate or an expired USA State-Issued Teaching Certificate
Limited Openings | Houston, Texas
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A Yancy Life is seeking certified or retired certified teachers to provide early-reading intervention and classroom support to elementary students. One teacher will be assigned to each available campus.
Schedule Availability
Monday–Friday, 7:45 a.m.–2:45 p.m.
- District training: Friday, August 7, 2026
- Tentative campus start date: Monday, August 10, 2026
Applicants must be available for the full daily schedule and required district training.
Position Overview
Teachers will support ESL and multilingual students, including students whose home languages may include Spanish, Arabic, Pashto, Farsi, Dari, and others.
Selected teachers must be flexible and comfortable providing:
- Small-group reading intervention
- In-class instructional support
- Individualized assistance based on student needs
- Collaboration with classroom teachers and campus staff
- Progress monitoring and instructional documentation
Early-Reading Experience Required
Applicants must have demonstrated experience supporting early readers. Strong candidates should be familiar with HISD-aligned, Science of Reading practices, including:
- Explicit and systematic phonics instruction
- Phonemic and phonological awareness
- Decoding, word recognition, and spelling
- Oral reading fluency and repeated reading
- Vocabulary and reading-comprehension development
- Small-group instruction based on assessment data
- Frequent progress monitoring and instructional adjustments
- Scaffolds and visual supports for ESL and multilingual learners
Minimum Qualifications
- Current Texas teaching certification or retired Texas-certified teacher status
- Professional experience teaching or supporting early readers
- Experience working with elementary-aged students
- Ability to support ESL and multilingual learners
- Willingness to work in both small-group and classroom settings
- Availability Monday–Friday from 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
- Ability to attend district training on August 7, 2026
- Ability to complete all district-required onboarding and background-check requirements
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience teaching Kindergarten through third-grade reading
- ESL, bilingual, reading specialist, or early-childhood certification
- Experience with reading intervention and progress-monitoring assessments
- Familiarity with HISD instructional expectations and curriculum
Certified and retired certified teachers are encouraged to apply promptly.
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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract
Pay: $30.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
Education:
- Bachelor's (Preferred)
Experience:
- Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)
- Tutoring: 3 years (Preferred)
Language:
- English (Required)
- Spanish (Required)
Work Location: In person