Secondary Reading Endorsement
Inservices/College Course Work/Demonstrated Competency
Endorsement Form - PDF
A teacher with a secondary area of concentration who completes an endorsement program in reading will qualify to teach reading in grades 6-12. Courses should be a minimum of three semester hours in each area and must have been taken within the last eight years from the date of application. Boxes with an “X” indicate the minimum requirements in areas have been met. Coursework must include, but is not limited to, the following:
[ 1 ] Foundations of Literacy
[ 2 ] Content Area Literacy Instruction
[ 3 ] Reading Assessment and Instructional Interventions
[ 4 ] Understanding and Supporting Reading Development (6-12)
[ 5 ] Teaching Processes Writing or Utah Writing Project
[ 6 ] Adolescent Literature and Informational Text (6-12)
[ 7 ] Reading Comprehension InstructionOr
[ ] Receive verification from USOE Secondary Language Arts 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 formally registered for the course/s) or show evidence of being an adjunct instructor or university instructor for each of the approved English endorsement courses.
For more information contact: Mary [dot] Clark [at] schools [dot] utah [dot] gov (Mary Beth Clark) , Secondary language Arts/Reading Specialist, (801) 538-7766.
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, processing fee, and 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 |
