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- W304235642 abstract "■ It was about 1 1 a.m. on a fall day in October 1964 while driving on the Merritt Parkway in southern Connecticut that I spotted the sign exit, 2 miles. I immediately thought of Roma the author of books I had read as a graduate student, and recalled that she lived in West Reading. It was Roma's book Common Sense in Teaching Reading (1963) that helped me come around after a long struggle to the belief that tapping children's interests, not a skill-building program, was the key to teaching reading. I wanted to meet her. I had heard her fiery speeches at reading conferences, in which she'd called authors of skill-building texts crooked thinkers who sold themselves to publishers for commercial gain. I pictured her now, leaning from the podium and looking squarely at the audience: 'Teachers! Don't be afraid to stand up and be counted! No state board of education has the right to force you to use a skill based curriculum! The audience would clap and cheer. At age 70, Roma was hot on the conference circuit. I spun off the Reading exit. The town was 6 miles ahead, but my search for Roma took 4 hours. Yes, we know Miss Gans, townspeople said. She lives off the old oxen trail. ..about 3 miles down, turn left.... It's the only road not paved yet. I found the old oxen trail, locked my car, and began to walk. Within a short time I spotted a quaint whitewashed New England-style house set deep on the property near a brook half hidden by tall poplar and silver birch. No mailbox was in sight, and as I walked closer I saw no front doorbell, either. A peek through the livingroom window revealed French Provincial and Early American furnishings. Suitable for a retired Columbia University professor, I thought. A quick walk behind the house and a peek in the back window confirmed my hunch. There was Roma stretched out, listening to the radio. I scurried to the front door, knocked hard, and within minutes a tall stately woman with sharp brown eyes looked down at me in amazement. And who are you? I explained that I had read her books as a graduate student and that it had taken me 4 hours to find her house. Oh gracious! she exclaimed. You must have to use my bathroom!" @default.
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