Smith, Nila Banton

Nila Banton Smith (1889-1976) was a teacher, administrator and specialist in reading instruction. For her doctoral dissertation at Columbia University she wrote An Historical Analysis of American Reading Instruction. In 1934 [Silver Burdett]published American Reading Instruction, an important contribution to the history of reading education in the United States. Smith's publishing career spanned the years from 1922 to 1976. Biographical Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nila_Banton_Smith , 2008.

From the description of Nila Banton Smith Papers 1940. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 471786495