USU is offering coursework to meet the competencies of the Secondary Literacy Interventionist endorsement only until Spring 2026. The application can be reviewed here: Secondary Literacy Interventionist Endorsement Application.
The competencies for the Secondary Literacy Interventionist endorsement can be met by successful completion of courses at USU:
- TEAL 6381(Previously 5380) Effective Writing Instruction (offered in future summers), 3 credits
- TEAL 6320 Foundations of Literacy and Language (fall)*, 3 credits
- TEAL 6350 Literacy Assessment and Intervention (spring), 3 credits
- TEAL 6340 Adolescent Literacy Development and Engagement (spring 2026 final offering), 3 credits NOTE: TEAL 6340 will no longer be offered after Spring 2026.
*If you have completed LETRS training, you can be exempt from taking TEAL 6320.
The following literacy education graduate courses are offered. Required courses for the Literacy Education specialization within the Master’s of Science degree are indicated with a “REQ".
TEAL 6321 Theories and Models of Literacy for K-12 Instruction (waived if LETRS training; Fall)
- TEAL 6320 Theories and Models of Literacy and Language (Fall, even years) REQ
- TEAL 6350 Literacy Assessment and Intervention (Spring) REQ
- TEAL 6381 Effective Writing Instruction (Fall, odd years) REQ
- TEAL 6570 Evidence-Based K-12 Comprehension Instruction (Spring, odd years) REQ
- Select one from these options:
TEAL 6323 Literacy Education Teacher Training and Development (Summer, even years)
TEAL 6390 Building K-12 Literacy through Fiction and Non-Fiction Texts (Summer, odd years)There are two ways to take literacy courses at USU: (1) as a non-matriculated graduate student for the literacy endorsement only, or (2) as a master's degree student with the literacy courses used as electives. To become a non-matriculated graduate student, you must complete an online application here: http://rgs.usu.edu/graduateschool/apply/. Browse all instructions for the application. To apply for the master's degree program, you must apply to the School of Graduate Studies: http://rgs.usu.edu/graduateschool/apply/.
We highly recommend that you pursue the second path. If you start taking classes as a non-matriculated student, please be aware that if you change your mind and decide to enroll in the master's program, only 12 of the non-matriculated credits can be transferred into your master's degree program.
Questions? Please ask!
Marla Robertson, Associate Professor
marla.robertson@usu.edu