Jan Michelle Wagan
Educator and Literacy Specialist
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As an educator and literacy specialist who has guided elementary students through foundational reading acquisition—achieving up to 161% annual growth in i-Ready Reading—with experience directly applying structured literacy principles, evaluating assessment data, and designing standards-aligned ELA materials. Brings both practical insight and technical precision to creating K–5 online assessments.
Experience
Educator and Literacy Specialist - Public Education System
Authored and implemented formative and summative reading items grounded in the Science of Reading, LETRS, and DIBELS frameworks. Design assessment tasks that measure foundational literacy components, including phonemic awareness, systematic phonics, decoding efficiency, and passage comprehension. Integrated interactive classroom technology and digital learning platforms for K–2 learners.
Curriculum Pilot Committee Member - School District
Evaluated new literacy curricula and assessment items, analyzed item validity and developmental appropriateness, and provided detailed feedback to district leadership to refine adoption strategies.
- Constructed precise, error-free assessment items
- Wrote clear achievement level descriptors
- Aligned tasks directly with state standards
Curriculum and Operations Collaborator - School District
Co-authored district operational handbooks and collaborated with interventionists, speech-language pathologists, and administrators in cross-functional team environments. Analyzed diagnostic trends to build targeted intervention plans within Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS).
