Sally L. Smith

Sally L. Smith (1929–2007) was an educator, author, and pioneer in the field of learning disabilities. She founded and designed The Lab School of Washington in 1967 and later founded the Baltimore Lab School. Smith earned a master’s degree in education from New York University and oversaw American University’s master’s program in special education for students with learning disabilities. She also lectured nationally and internationally on the use of the arts in teaching children with learning disabilities.

Smith wrote ten books on learning disabilities, including No Easy Answers: The Learning Disabled Child at Home and at School, first published by Bantam in 1979 and revised in 1995. Her other well-known works include Succeeding Against the Odds: How the Learning Disabled Can Realize Their Promise and Live It. Learn It.: The Academic Club Methodology for Students with Learning Disabilities and ADHD.