Curriculum Developer, Core ELA – Grades K–2

🕒 October 8

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $45 - $55 / hour

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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Wilson Language Training

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201 - 500 employees

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

Education • Non-profit • Training

Wilson Language Training is a leading provider of Structured Literacy programs, specializing in reading instruction for students with dyslexia and other literacy challenges. With over 35 years of experience, Wilson offers evidence-backed programs such as Fundations® and the Wilson Reading System®, which empower educators and foster independent reading skills in students. The company also provides professional learning workshops and resources to ensure effective implementation and teacher training, ultimately aiming to advance literacy outcomes for all learners.

📋 Description

• Build text sets for the Core ELA program for kindergarten through grade 2 • Research and recommend read-aloud anchor texts, picture books, and supporting texts • Source photographs, art, maps, diagrams, video, and audio for knowledge building • Evaluate texts for quality, accuracy, complexity, decoding, accessibility, representation, bias, sensitivity, and district adoption fit • Sequence text sets so knowledge and vocabulary build across read-alouds, units, and grades • Write original decodable and accessible texts tied to the Fundations scope and sequence • Support freelance authors by drafting briefs and editing work • Maintain text set records, citations, and rights status; coordinate with permissions • Design unit and lesson structures, interactive read-aloud lessons, discussion routines, vocabulary instruction, early writing instruction, assessments, and differentiation • Connect writing to Fundations handwriting, spelling, and sentence skills • Plan text-dependent questions, retelling routines, and discussion protocols • Align materials to state standards, the science of reading, and the skills framework • Participate in cross-grade reviews with the Grades 3–5 team • Meet project timelines and quality standards with reviewers and design • Review, pilot, and revise materials based on teacher and student feedback • Collaborate with Curriculum Development leadership, specialists, Grades 3–5, Writing Systems, rights and permissions, design, and product owners

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of K–2 classroom, intervention, literacy coaching, or school library experience • 3+ years developing ELA core or writing curriculum or educational texts for publication • Experience building text sets or knowledge-building units around read-aloud anchor texts • Portfolio of original texts written for young readers, ideally including decodable or informational text • Deep knowledge of early literacy, including oral language development, listening comprehension, vocabulary, and emergent and early writing • Strong understanding of foundational skills and knowledge building in K–2 • Experience designing early-grade assessments and interpreting young students' oral and written work • Working knowledge of the science of reading and structured literacy, including the Simple View of Reading and Scarborough's Reading Rope • Working knowledge of copyright, fair use, and the permissions process • Strong research, fact-checking, and organization skills, and clear writing for teachers • Bachelor's degree in education, early childhood education, English, or a related field • Experience teaching Fundations, or training or classroom use of EmPOWER™ or Brain Frames® • Master's degree in literacy, reading, early childhood, or special education, or reading specialist certification • Experience writing decodable or controlled-vocabulary texts • Experience with interactive read-aloud and dialogic reading practices • Experience supporting multilingual learners' oral language development • Experience with EdReports or state adoption review criteria • Experience working on a collaborative, cross-functional curriculum team

🏖️ Benefits

• Professional development opportunities • Contract assignment through December 31, 2027

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