Reading Level I

Endorsement Classes

Reading Level I Endorsement Program:

2017-18 Cohort

NUES in partnership with Southern Utah University is sponsoring a Reading Level I Educator Endorsement Program beginning on January 18, 2017. All rural educators are eligible participate. Others may participate on a space available basis. Informational Flyer.

Pre-registration: Prior to registering for classes, you need to be accepted by SUU and set up an SUU On-line Portal account. Click here for instructions to set up your account.

Payment of Class Fees: Please note that a late fee of $25 will be assessed if the class is not paid for prior to the 2nd class meeting. An additonal $25 ($50 total) will be assessed if the course is not paid for prior to the end of the course.

The course schedule is as follows:

  1. IELE 5600 Foundations of Literacy (January 18-February 22, 2017) 3 Credits, Wed. Nights 4:30-8:30 PM
    1. Online Registration Instructions - Registration Deadline is January 16, 2017 - Click here to make a payment to NUES
    2. SUU CRN#: TBD
    3. Syllabus:
    4. Instructor: Dr. Louise Jorgenson
    5. Required Text: TBD
    6. Additional Resource: American Reading Instruction
    7. Class Handouts
      1. See Canvas
    8. Course Evaluation
  2. IELE 5660 Literature and Informational Texts for Children and Adolescents (March 8th - April 26, 2017, no class April 5th and 12th) 3 Credits, Wed. nights 4:30-8:30 PM
    1. Online Registration Instructions - Registration Deadline is March 6th, 2017 - Click here to make a payment to NUES
    2. SUU CRN#: TBD
    3. Syllabus:
    4. Instructor: Dr. Louise Jorgensen
    5. Required Text: TBD
    6. Class Handouts:
      1. See Canvas
  3. IELE 5630 K-12 Literacy Practices and Processes: Instructional Implications (September 6th-October 11, 2017) 3 Credits, Wed. nights 4:30-8:30 PM
    1. Online Registration Instructions - Registration Deadline is September 4th, 2017 - Click here to make a payment to NUES
    2. SUU CRN: TBD
    3. Syllabus:
    4. Instructor: Dr. Louise Jorgensen
    5. Required Text:TBD
    6. Class Handouts:
      1. See Canvas
  4. IELE 5620 Reading Assessment and Instructional Interventionism (October 25th-December 6th, 2017, no class Nov. 22) 3 Credits, Wed. nights 4:30-8:30 PM
    1. Online Registration Instructions - Registration Deadline - October 23, 2017 - Click here to make a payment to NUES
    2. SUU CRN: TBD
    3. Syllabus:
    4. Instructor: Ms. Ranell Wakefield
    5. Required Text: TBD
    6. Class Handouts: See Canvas
  5. IELE 5640 Reading Comprehension Instruction (January 17th-February 28th, 2018, no class Feb. 14th) 3 Credits, Wed. nights 4:30-8:30 PM.
    1. Online Registration Instructions - Registration Deadline is January 15th, 2018 - Click here to make a payment to NUES
    2. SUU CRN: TBD
    3. Syllabus
    4. Instructor: TBD
    5. Required Text: TBD
    6. Class Handouts
      1. See Canvas
  6. IELE 5650 Writing Instruction (March 7th-April 18th, 2018, no class April 4th) 3 Credits, Wed. nights 4:30-8:30 PM
    1. Online Registration Instructions - Registration Deadline - March 5th, 2018 - Click here to make a payment to NUES
    2. SUU CRN: TBD
    3. Syllabus
    4. Instructor: Ms. Ranell Wakefield
    5. Required Text: TBD
    6. Class Handouts:
      1. See Canvas
  7. IELE 5610 Reading and Writing Across the Disciplines (April 25th-May 30th, 2018), 3 Credits, Wed. nights 4:30-8:30 PM.
    1. Online Registration Instructions- Registration Deadline - October 24, 2016- Click here to make a payment to NUES
    2. SUU CRN: TBD
    3. Syllabus
    4. Instructor: Ms. Ranell Wakefield
    5. Required Text: TBD
    6. Class Handouts:
      1. See Canvas
  8. Other Endorsement Information
    1. Information on Required Praxis Exam
    2. USOE Endorsement Information

Registration for these courses is done via the SUU web site. Payments for the courses are done to NUES via their on-line credit card portal. Click here to make a payment. Note: No payments are made directly to SUU.

Classes will run Wednesday Nights beginning January 18th, 2017 from 4:30 PM through 8:30 PM and the cost per course will be $200 per course.

For more information or questions, contact:

Amy Davis - amy@nucenter.org or 435-654-1921 x 2

Duke Mossman - duke@nucenter.org or 435-654-1921 x 1

Instructions for accessing recorded classes:

  1. Click on the following link: http://uvc.uen.net
  2. Click Log In at the top right. Enter "nues" as the login and "watchnues" as the password, then click "Log In."
  3. Click the "Channels" tab.
  4. Scroll to the NUES Reading Level I Channel
  5. Then click on the video you want to see. They are listed left to right from the most recent to the oldest. By clicking on the video you will then see the date it was recorded on the right. Click the play button to view the video.
  6. Please note that there is a 15 minute set up before each class. So you will probably want to skip that part by using the scroll bar to skip it.
  7. Please call 1-800-863-3496 opt 1 for troubleshooting help.

Tech Support Contacts:

  1. UEN VOC - 1800-863-3496, option 1 and then 1 again
  2. Duke Mossman (NUES) - 435-671-6152

Textbook Sites:

  1. Get Textbooks
  2. Textbooks.com
  3. Amazon