Edutopia

Improving Students’ Oral Reading Fluency in Middle School

Teachers in all content areas can create opportunities for fluency practice to help get students reading fluidly and ...
The Spokesman-Review

West Valley School Board rules Spanish teacher overstepped when he read aloud the ‘N-Word’ in ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’, does not reinstate teacher

The West Valley High School Spanish teacher who read aloud the N-Word in a passage from “To Kill a Mockingbird” will not return to the school, the school board ruled at a crowded Wednesday morning ...
KREM

West Valley High School teacher fights job loss after reading aloud racial slur in 'To Kill A Mockingbird'

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — A West Valley High School teacher is fighting to keep his job after he read the book "To Kill A Mockingbird" aloud to his students, including racial slurs as they appear in the ...
Education Week

How to Build a Reading Block: Two Teachers Share Their Approaches

What should an elementary reading block look like? For such a common part of the school day, it’s surprising to find that there’s no one right answer. More than 40 states have passed legislation ...
The Inlander

West Valley School Board unanimously decides not to renew contract of Spanish teacher who read racial slur aloud from To Kill a Mockingbird

Over the past month, former West Valley High School Spanish teacher Matthew Mastronardi has taken to social media claiming that he lost his job for reading the N-word from To Kill a Mockingbird.