Reading Specialist Contact Information
Reading Specialist Contact Information
Elementary Reading Specialist Role Profile
The Elementary Reading Specialist is a literacy leader in each school. Through coaching cycles, the Reading Specialist supports the design, delivery, and assessment of evidence-based literacy instruction to support student learning in Tier 1 and intervention settings. The reading specialist will also assist with the development and monitoring of VLA Reading Plans and collaborate with other staff to promote a school-wide focus on literacy, including co-planning family literacy connections.
| Member Name | School(s) |
|---|---|
| Dr. Lesley Hughes | Chief Learning Officer |
| Dr. Katie Smith | Director, Exceptional Education |
| Madison Irving | School Board Representative |
| Tiffany Young | Assistant Director, Exceptional Education |
| Courtney Valenti | Specialist, Exceptional Education |
| Kim Lee | Specialist, Exceptional Education |
| Kim Marshall | Specialist, Exceptional Education |
| Kelly DuBose | Specialist, Exceptional Education |
| Maggie Walsh | Specialist, Exceptional Education |
| S. Blair Astoria | Specialist, Exceptional Education |
| Rebecca Hodell | Specialist, Exceptional Education |
| Michele Andrews | Specialist, Exceptional Education |
| Kristin Herman | Specialist, Exceptional Education |
| Amelia Elander | Specialist, Exceptional Education |
| Laura Tully | Specialist, Exceptional Education |
| Allyn Pritchard | Specialist, Exceptional Education |
| Whitney Hollis | Specialist, Exceptional Education |
Middle School Reading Specialist Role Profile
The Middle School Reading Specialist is an instructional leader in each school. The Reading Specialist provides Tier II reading instruction to students in grades six-eight that require reading interventions. The Reading Specialist will assess students and develop and monitor VLA Reading Plans for the students they teach. They will provide consultation and support for general education teachers that will provide Tier II interventions and VLA Reading Plans.
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Ragan Collins | Brookland |
| Chrystal Barden | Elko |
| LaShawn Johnson | Fairfield |
| Katharine Wilkins | George Moody |
| Rebecca Fox | Henrico Virtual Academy |
| Elizabeth Bearer | Holman |
| Katharine Wilkins | Hungary Creek |
| TBD | John Rolfe |
| Jalysa Taylor | L. Douglas Wilder |
| Elizabeth Bearer | Pocahontas |
| Kelly Condo | Quioccasin |
| Rebecca Fox | Short Pump |
| Tracey Gayle | Tuckahoe |