Reading Endorsement
Reading Endorsement programs at USU are designed for K-12 educators in public and private schools. High-quality courses enable teachers to identify a range of problems and work constructively with students and parents to improve both skills and motivation. The basic certification also prepares teachers for the Advanced Reading Endorsement Program. Coursework for the endorsement encompasses graduate courses that may be used for the endorsement only, part of a Master of Education (MEd) program or part of the Administrative/Supervisory Certificate (A/SC). Courses are broadcast via interactive broadcast to USU Regional Campuses and Centers.
Availability
This program is available at the Uintah Basin Campus via the following Instruction Type(s):
Courses are delivered via state of the art video conferencing technology. Students meet at a designated time and location.
Admissions
While there is no application for the Reading Endorsement program, students must apply early in the program to the School of Graduate Studies in order to count the coursework towards a Master of Education degree. This is important since you are only able to apply 12 non-matriculated credits toward your degree.
For an online application and admission criteria, visit www.usu.edu/graduateschool/apply. Admission deadlines are March 15 for summer semester, June 15 for fall semester, and October 15 for spring semester.
General admissions requirements include:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Official transcript of all university/college coursework
- GRE/MAT exam scores (40th percentile minimum)
- Three letters of recommendation
Requirements
Coursework for the endorsement may be used for the endorsement, part of a Master of Education (MEd) program, or part of the Administrative/Supervisory Certificate (A/SC). Courses are delivered via interactive broadcast to USU regional campuses and centers.
To obtain a Utah Reading Endorsement:
- Complete university coursework in each of the required areas.
- Send a cover letter along with a copy of your university transcript(s) with the applicable reading courses highlighted to:
Curriculum—Language Arts
Utah State Office of Education
P.O. Box 144200
SLC, UT 84114-4200
Contact Us
For specific questions regarding this program including admissions, courses, and requirements contact:
Logan
Advisor: Parker C. Fawson
Phone:435-797-0866
parker.fawson@usu.edu
Reading Endorsement programs at USU are designed for K-12 educators in public and private schools. High-quality courses enable teachers to identify a range of problems and work constructively with students and parents to improve both skills and motivation.
Specifically, the Level I Reading Teacher Endorsement program concentrates on topics including reading development, assessment, phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, remediation, writing process, content-area reading and writing, teaching with children’s and young adult literature and informational texts, and foundations of reading. The Level I program also prepares teachers for the Level II Reading Specialist Endorsement program.
Courses:
Level I Reading Teacher Endorsement
ELED 6230: Literacy Learning in Early Childhood OR
TEAL 6340: Understanding and Supporting Adolescent Literacy Development
TEAL 6350: Reading Assessment and Intervention
ELED 6380: Improvement of Language Arts Instruction
TEAL 6390: Teaching with Tradebooks
TEAL 6310: Content Area Reading and Writing
TEAL 6320: Literacy and Cognition
TEAL 6570: Advanced Comprehension
Level II Reading Specialist Endorsement
TEAL 7360: Research in Literacy
TEAL 6590: Supervising School Reading Program
TEAL 6370: Supervised Internship in Reading and Writing
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