Zigzag: A Life of Reading and Writing, Teaching and Learning

by Tom Romano

Book Overview

I am not a natural-born teacher. I am not a writer of ease and facility. I've done a lot of zigzagging to get where I am. . . . I have to rethink, replan, revise. Adjusting my balance and positioning is ongoing. We ask our students to write authentically, in their own voice. We validate their knowledge and their experiences. We want them to know the depth and joy of a lifelong love of reading and writing. In Zigzag Tom Romano writes his life, creating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0325011257
• ISBN13: 9780325011257
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Postsecondary