NUES Reading Level I Endorsement Program:

2012-13 Cohort

NUES in partnership with Southern Utah University is sponsoring a Reading Level I Educator Endorsement Program starting January 18, 2012. All educators in the NUES region are eligible participate. Others may participate on a space available basis. Informational Flyer.

The tentative course schedule is as follows:

1. EDRG 5340 Foundations of Literacy (January 18-March 7 4:30-9:30 PM
   1. Registration Form - Registration Deadline is January 4, 2012 - PLEASE send your form to NUES NOT SUU
   2. Syllabus
   3. Instructor: Dr. Louise Jorgensen
   4. Required Text: Foundations of Literacy - Lenses on Reading: An Introduction to Theories and Models by Tracey and Morrow ( 2006).
      1. Suggested additional resource (one per site to share) is America Reading Instruction (2001)  by Smith
   5. Class Handouts
      1. See OnTrack
   6. Course Evaluation
2. EDRG 5330 Teaching Children's and Adolescent Literature (March 14-May 9, no class April 11) 3 Credits, Wed. nights 4:30-9:30 PM
   1. Registration Form - Registration Deadline - Feb. 28, 2012 - PLEASE send form to NUES NOT SUU
   2. Syllabus
   3. Instructor: Dr. Louise Jorgensen
   4. Required Text: Children's Literature, Briefly, FOURTH Edition by Tunnel and Jacobs
   5. Class Handouts:
      1. See OnTrack
      2. Class One Agenda
   6. Course Evaluation
3. EDRG 5370 Teaching Process Writing (Aug 22 - Oct 10) 3 Credits, Wed. nights 4:30-9:30 PM
   1. Registration Form - Registration Deadline - Aug 15, 2012 - PLEASE send form to NUES NOT SUU
   2. Syllabus:
   3. Intructor: Dr. Brad Wilcox
   4. Required Text:
      1. Calkins, L. M., & Harwayne, S. (1990). Living between the lines. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
   5. Optional Texts:
      1. Wilcox, B. (2000). Hip, hip, hooray for Annie McRae! Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith.
      2. Wilcox, B. (2008). There’s always a way, Annie McRae! Salt Lake City: Mightyauthors.com
   6. Class Handouts:
      1. See OnTrack
   7. Course Evaluation
4. EDRG 5380 Advanced Reading Comprehension (Oct 17-Dec 12) 3 Credits, Wed. nights 4:30-9:30 PM
   1. Registration Form - Registration Deadline - October 10, 2012 - PLEASE send form to NUES NOT SUU
   2. Syllabus:
   3. Intructor: Dr. Brad Wilcox
   4. Required Text: Block, C. C., (Eds.) (2008). Comprehension instruction: Research-based best practices.  New York: Guilford Press. 2nd Edition.
   5. Class Handouts:
   6. Course Evaluation
5. EDRG 5345 Advanced Early Literacy and Language Development (Jan 9-Feb 27, 2013) 3 Credits, Wed. nights 4:30-9:30
   1. Registration Form - Registration Deadline - January 2, 2013 - PLEASE send form to NUES NOT SUU
   2. Syllabus:
   3. Instructor: Dr. Louise Jorgensen
   4. Required Text: Elementary Teahers: Literacy's Beginnings: Supporting Young Readers and Writers 6th Edition by Lea McGee and Donald Richards. Secondary Teachers: Best Practices in Adolescent Literacy Instruction by Kathleen Hinchman and Heather Sheridan-Thomas.
   5. Class Handouts:
      1. See OnTrack
   6. Course Evaluation
6. EDRG 5350 Reading Assessment and Intructional Interventions (Mar 6-May 1) 3 Credits, Wed. nights 4:30-9:30
   1. Registration Form- Registration Deadline - February 26, 2013 - PLEASE send form to NUES NOT SUU
   2. Syllabus
   3. Instructor: Karen Sampson
   4. Required Text:
      1. Reutzel, D.R. & Cooter, R.B. (2007). Strategies for reading assessment and instruction: Helping every child succeed (3rd Ed.) New York: Merrill Prentice Hall
   5. Supplemental Text:
      1. CORE Assessing Reading: Multiple Measures (2nd Ed) (ISBN: 978-1-57123-464-8)  Available at www.corelearn.com. The "Multiple Measures" book may already be in their schools.  Class members may want to check with school and district literacy coaches/specialists about borrowing the book.
   6. Class Handouts:
      1. See OnTrack
   7. Course Evaluation
7. EDRG 5320 Advanced Content Literacy (TBD) 3 Credits, Wed. nights 4:30-9:30 PM
   1. Registration Form - Registration Deadline is TBD - PLEASE send form to NUES NOT SUU
   2. Syllabus
   3. Instructor: Karen Sampson
   4. Required Text: Vacca, R., Vacca, J., & Mraz, M. (2011). (10th Ed.) Content Area Reading:  Literacy and Learning Across the Curriculum. Boston:  Pearson
   5. Class Handouts
      1. See OnTrack
   6. Course Evaluation
8. Other Endorsment Information
1. Information on Required Praxis Exam
2. USOE Endorsement Information
   1. Form

Please submit all registration forms to NUES via fax (435-654-2403) or mail (3111 N. College Way, Heber City, UT 84032).

Classes will run Wednesday Nights beginning January 11, 2012 from 4:30 PM through 9:30 PM and the cost per course will be $150 per course. Make your checks payable to NUES and submit with your registration form to the address in bold print above.

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://uencodian-a.uen.net
2. In your browser window you should now be seeing the main IP-VCR menu page. Under the Public Folders area you will see a listing of links. Click on folder “UEN8”.
3. You should now see a listing of events by Title and date of recording.
4. To view the recording click on the blue WATCH link in the left hand column of the event you would like to view.
5. The title of your recording will be the class title followed by a time stamp of the day of the class.
6. You will now be asked to select the speed of playback and the type of media player you would like to use; Quick-time, Windows Media, etc. Make the appropriate selection from the drop down menu based on your connection and media player capabilities. UEN recommends you use 384 kbps video/audio using Windows Media Player.  If you select Windows Media Player you may be asked to download a plug-in to view the recording.  The link to download the plug-in should be located near the viewing pane.  The plug-in will not hurt your PC.
7. Once media player and bit rate is selected click on the “Start Streaming” button and the stream will begin to buffer, load and play in the selected media player.
8. 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. UEN Scheduling - 1800-863-3496, option 3 or 801-618-7635
3. Duke Mossman (NUES) - 435-671-6152

Textbook Sites:

1. Get Textbooks
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