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READING ENDORSEMENT
Why Get a Reading Endorsement?
The purpose of obtaining a Reading Endorsement is for educators to further their understanding of and expertise in teaching reading at the K-12 level. A Level I endorsement prepares classrooms teachers to better teachers of reading in their own classrooms. A Level II endorsement prepares teachers to become reading specialists or reading coaches at a school or district level. Both Level I and II reading endorsements cover the reading process and reading instruction from grades K-12.
Taking Courses at the University of Utah
You may take the courses required for the reading endorsement in one of two ways:
1. Apply as a non-matriculated student through the University Admissions Office. Once you have been accepted to the school, you must contact Teaching & Learning's Graduate Academic Program Specialist in order to register for graduate level classes.
2. Apply to Teaching & Learning's Master's of Education in Reading program. You can earn either the Level I or II reading endorsement at the same time as you earn your M.Ed. degree. Click here for more information about our master's program.
Reading Endorsement Courses
Below are the courses from the U of U that correspond with the Utah State Office of Education requirements for Reading Endorsements, Levels I and II.
Reading Endorsement Level I
Requires 7 courses at the GRADUATE LEVEL:
1. Literacy Foundations: TL 6711 Foundations of Reading
2. Reading/Writing in Content Areas: TL 6126 Content Area Literacy Instruction
3. Writing as a Process: TL 6130 Writing Theory & Instruction
4. Children's or Adolescent Literature: TL 6120 Children's Literature (Elementary) or TL 6125 Adolescent Literature (Secondary)
5. Advanced Early Literacy: TL 6713 Early Literacy Theory & Instruction (Elementary) or TL 6717 Supporting Struggling Readers: 6-12 (Secondary)
6. Advanced Comprehension: TL 6714 Comprehension Theory & Instruction
7. Assessment & Intervention of Reading Difficulties: TL 6131 Assessment & Intervention of Reading Difficulties (this class must be taken last in the sequence)Reading Endorsement Level II
Requires all the Level I courses plus these additional courses:
1. Supervision of Literacy Programs: TL 6715 Reading Supervision
2. Reading Specialist Internship: TL 6716 Reading Internship
3. Research in Literacy Programs: TL 6712 Reading ResearchTo obtain a Level II Reading Endorsement (Reading Specialist), students must apply to take these courses with a letter of support from their principal and from a district-level Reading Specialist.
Applying for your Endorsement
To be granted your reading endorsement(s) you must apply directly through the Utah State Office of Education. Please refer to their endorsement webpage at http://www.schools.utah.gov/cert/endorsements/endorsem.htm for instructions.