Elementary Reading Endorsement
Basic Level I
Inservices/College Course Work/Demonstrated Competency
Endorsement Form - PDF
A teacher with a elementary area of concentration who completes an endorsement program in reading will receive an endorsement indicating specialization in the teaching of reading in grades 1-8.
Boxes with an "X" indicate the minimum requirements in areas have been met. Courses should be a minimum of three semester hours in each area and should be taken within the last five years from the date of application.
Level 1 - Basic Reading Endorsement (as of 9-4-2003):
[ ] Foundations of literacy
[ ] Content Area Literacy Instruction
[ ] Reading Assessment & Instructional Interventions
[ ] Understanding and Supporting Early Literacy Instruction (k-6) or formal Reading Recovery verified on a university transcript
[ ] Reading Comprehension Instruction
[ ] Teaching Process Writing or the Utah Writing Project (one week summer course through Utah State University)
[ ] Instruction with Children’s Literature and Informational Text (k-6)
View a list of approved course work from approved university programs.
ELEMENTARY READING ENDORSMENTIn lieu of university and/or approved inservice courses, elementary teachers may apply for an endorsement through demonstrated competency in the following ways. Demonstrated competency will be validated by the USOE Elementary Language Arts/Reading Specialist or a designated educator.
[ ] Participate in an oral interview conducted by the USOE Elementary Language Arts/Reading Specialist or designee/s to determine applicant’s declarative, procedural, and conditional research-based knowledge of each individual course.
AND
[ ] Participate in a formal observation conducted by USOE Elementary Language Arts/Reading Specialist or designee/s to demonstrate classroom instructional application of the Reading Endorsement Course content.
OR
[ ] Receive verification from USOE Elementary Language Arts/Reading Specialist by providing the specialist with university course syllabi and a transcript noting each course to be reviewed for equivalency outside the State of Utah.
OR
[ ] Show evidence of participation in all sessions of each approved university/ inservice course (The applicant may have facilitated course delivery, but not form ally registered for the course/s.) or show evidence of being an adjunct instructor or university instructor for each of the approved reading endorsement courses.
For more information contact: Lynne [dot] Greenwood [at] schools [dot] utah [dot] gov (Lynne Greenwood) , Elementary Language Arts/Reading Specialist, (801) 538-7828.
Complete the following as you apply:
- Print Endorsement Form - PDF
- Mark the boxes with an “X” to indicate that the minimum requirement in each area has been met.
- Attach your original transcript(s), and highlight corresponding classes. Internet transcripts are not acceptable.
- Send the highlighted transcript, the processing fee, and the completed form to:
Endorsement submitted by individual— $35 processing Fee. Utah State Office of Education |
State Approved Endorsement Program (SAEP) (paid by district or charter school) $30 processing fee. Send to: Utah State Office of Education |
