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Reading teacher resume examples from 2026

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a reading teacher resume

Craft a resume summary statement

A resume summary is your opening statement that highlights your strongest skills and top accomplishments. It is your chance to quickly let recruiters know who you are professionally - and why they should hire you for the reading teacher role.

Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.

Step 2: Include your years of experience in reading teacher-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.

Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.

Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.

These tips will help you demonstrate why you are the perfect fit for the reading teacher position.

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List the right project manager skills

Use your Skills section to show you have the knowledge and technical ability to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. You often need to include the exact keywords from the job description in your resume. Look at the job listing and consider which of the listed skills you have experience with, along with related skills.
  2. Include as many relevant hard skills and soft skills as possible from the listing.
  3. Use the most up to date and accurate terms. Don't forget to be specific.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some reading teacher interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a reading teacher resume:

  • Classroom Management
  • Professional Development
  • Math
  • Student Learning
  • Mathematics
  • Mentoring Students
  • Instructional Materials
  • Language Arts
  • Student Performance
  • Literature
  • Learning Process
  • Student Achievement
  • Public Schools
  • Learning Styles
  • Intervention Program
  • State Standards
  • K-12
  • IEP
  • Instructional Strategies
  • Assessment Data
  • Student Data
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Study
  • ELA
  • RTI
  • K-8
  • ESL
  • Social Studies
  • Progress Monitoring
  • Parent-Teacher Conferences

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How to structure your work experience

Your work experience should be structured:

  1. With your most recent roles first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
  2. Job title, along with company name and location on the left.
  3. Put the corresponding dates of employment on the left side.
  4. Keep only relevant jobs on your work experience.

How to write reading teacher experience bullet points

Your resume is your chance to show your biggest accomplishments. Don't just list your job responsibilities, instead take the opportunity to show why you're really good at what you do. Here is how you do that:

  • Start with strong action verbs like managed, spearheaded, created, etc. Your goal is to show what you did and verbs will help demonstrate your contributions.
  • Use numbers to quantify your achievements. Did you save time with a new report? Increase revenue? How large was the team you managed?
  • Keep it concise. You're highlighting your achievements. Consider if all details you are sharing are relevant, or can be written more efficiently.

Here are great bullet points from reading teacher resumes:

Work history example #1

Reading Teacher

Broward County Public Schools

  • Earned 60 hours ESOL credits.
  • Served as a member of individual educational plan (IEP) meetings.
  • Provided grades K-5 reading instruction.
  • Exercised flexibility within the classroom addressing students needs through curriculum modification and special accommodations.
  • Tutored students 2006 - 2013 during Saturday FCAT Camps.

Work history example #2

Reading Teacher

West Haven High School

  • Planned and taught 3rd and 4th grade accelerated mathematics, handwriting, cursive, and Great Books.
  • Facilitated public speaking and oral interpretation of literature training classes and assisted with the development of related educational materials.
  • Served as Assistant Coach for Varsity Soccer and taught Mathematics and English to academically challenged students.
  • Integrated Algebra Mathematics - Conducted after-school sessions intended to prepare struggling students with Integrated Algebra Regents Exam.
  • Determined assessment, implementation of prescriptive reading remediation for students K-5 in group or individual setting.

Work history example #3

Fifth Grade Teacher

St. Matthew Lutheran Church

  • Expanded learning styles utilizing a variety of inquiry-based techniques; facilitated a balanced literacy program designed to overcome student obstacles.
  • Differentiated needs for 8 students with IEPs and 3 students with other accommodations.
  • Developed engaging multimedia lesson plans using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and other programs.
  • Provided one to one and group attention to students according to their IEPs and teachers' lesson plan
  • Maintained classroom safety according to CT and NAEYC standards at all times.

Work history example #4

Reading Teacher

Dallas Independent School District

  • Increased academic success through implementing aggressive tutoring schedules and fostering mastery of content.
  • Re-established and organized induction ceremony for Quill and Scroll.
  • Instructed ESL and Regular classroom teachers in Beginning and Intermediate Spanish conversational
  • Integrated technology into curriculum such as Microsoft Word, Power Point and internet to develop student understanding of objectives.
  • Coached Journalism for UIL competitions and served on multiple committees.

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Add an education section to your resume

Employers are looking for a few things when looking at the Education section of your resume:
  • The highest degree you have achieved.
  • TWhere you attended school, and the dates (Although if you graduated some time ago, leave the date off to avoid ageism)
  • TField of study
  • TAny honors, relevant coursework, achievements, or pertinent activities

Here are some examples of good education entries from reading teacher resumes:

Bachelor's Degree in elementary education

Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL

2015 - 2018

Highlight your reading teacher certifications on your resume

Certifications can be a crucial part of your resume. Many jobs have required certifications.

To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.

If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your reading teacher resume:

  1. Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE)
  2. Educational Certificate: K-12 (Ed:)
  3. Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)

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