Job Description

"This literacy service was developed in response to the recommendation of the Literacy Taskforce (in March 1999) for a nationally co-ordinated system of literacy interventions. Resource Teachers: Literacy (RT:Lits) provide literacy expertise to assist the small number of children in years 0–8 who require intensive teaching in reading and writing and their teachers" (literacyonline.tki)

The RT:Lit will be  based at Glenholme school and be employed by 
the board of trustees of that school to work in an itinerant role on behalf of a 
designated cluster of schools – Rotorua Cluster
The role of the RT:Lit is to provide itinerant, specialize literacy support for Year 0-8 students who are at risk of failing to learn to read and write and for their teachers.
The role will include teaching children directly and modeling and 
demonstrating effective practices, strategies, or techniques for teachers so 
that: 
• Children receive appropriate literacy programmes on an ongoing basis; 
• Teachers can use the skills they have acquired with these students and 
others with similar needs. 
The role will include regular tutoring and supervision so that: 
• A child is tutored by the RT:Lit on a regular basis; 
• Following a period of regular tutoring, the child’s programme is taken 
over by the school’s personnel, with the RT:Lit adopting a monitoring 
role until the child is discharged


Feelings: I believe I can carry this job out effectively and professionally and learn a great deal about literacy practice.  
Question : How different is this from Reading recovery?