Literacy teacher vs teacher

The differences between literacy teachers and teachers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a literacy teacher has an average salary of $54,453, which is higher than the $47,989 average annual salary of a teacher.

The top three skills for a literacy teacher include assessment data, classroom management and language. The most important skills for a teacher are ESL, handle scheduling, and kids.

Literacy teacher vs teacher overview

	Literacy Teacher	Teacher
Yearly salary	$54,453	$47,989
Hourly rate	$26.18	$23.07
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	67,588	71,918
Job satisfaction	-	4.14
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Literacy teacher vs teacher salary

Literacy teachers and teachers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Literacy Teacher	Teacher
Average salary	$54,453	$47,989
Salary range	Between $43,000 And $67,000	Between $32,000 And $70,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Baltimore, MD
Highest paying state	Maryland	Maryland
Best paying company	City of Roanoke, Virginia - Government	King Low Heywood Thomas
Best paying industry	Government	Education

Differences between literacy teacher and teacher education

There are a few differences between a literacy teacher and a teacher in terms of educational background:

	Literacy Teacher	Teacher
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Elementary Education	Elementary Education
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Literacy teacher vs teacher demographics

Here are the differences between literacy teachers' and teachers' demographics:

	Literacy Teacher	Teacher
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 19.2% Female, 80.8%	Male, 25.7% Female, 74.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 3.7% White, 69.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% Asian, 3.7% White, 68.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between literacy teacher and teacher duties and responsibilities

Literacy teacher example responsibilities.

Lead debates with advance students on topics including globalization, economics, and political history.
Scaffold learning for ESL populace.
Train education aides for ESL guide reading lessons.
Collaborate with colleagues to design a mathematics curriculum map.
Develop original literature-base study guides, evaluations, and enrichment activities as well a grammar lessons and poetry units.
Strengthen student's cumulative learning and preparedness with FCAT reinforcement lessons.

Teacher example responsibilities.

Work closely with co-teacher to manage and co-teach curriculum to a large group.
Target at risk and high achieving students using levele readers and DRA strategies.
Lead debates with advance students on topics including globalization, economics, and political history.
Develop social studies and geography curriculum.
Provide kindergarten readiness in approaching phonemic awareness, phonics, and introductory math skills.
Attend and participate in ESL professional development activities, conferences/workshops, curriculum/program planning, & special events and activities.

Literacy teacher vs teacher skills

Common literacy teacher skills

Assessment Data, 8%
Classroom Management, 7%
Language, 6%
Language Arts, 6%
RTI, 5%
Student Learning, 4%

Common teacher skills

ESL, 17%
Handle Scheduling, 15%
Kids, 12%
Classroom Management, 7%
CPR, 5%
Curriculum Development, 4%

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