Donna Santman is a middle-school literacy teacher and reading coach at Intermediate School 89 in New York City. A former staff developer at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, Donna consults with schools around the country, supporting teachers in developing and implementing rigorous reading and writing workshops as well as supporting schools in thinking about literacy needs across the curriculum. She is coauthor of A Teacher's Guide to Standardized Reading Tests (Heinemann, 1998).
"Donna has, with Shades of Meaning, given us the gift of a look
into her wonderful classroom and her mind as a thoughtful and
highly professional teacher."-Randy Bomer, Author of Time for
Meaning and For a Better World
"We look in awe at masterpieces by brilliant artists, but it is
rare to have the opportunity to gape at the instruction provided by
great teachers. Donna Santman has given us the chance to see, to
study, yes to gape, at teaching at its best."-Lucy Calkins, Author
of The Art of Teaching Writing
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