Background
Johnson, Laura Stark was born on January 9, 1913 in Unityville, South Dakota, United States. Daughter of Fred Hartman and Catherine (Culver) Stark.
administrator secondary school educator
Johnson, Laura Stark was born on January 9, 1913 in Unityville, South Dakota, United States. Daughter of Fred Hartman and Catherine (Culver) Stark.
Bachelor, Dakota Wesleyan University, 1937. Master of Arts, Northwestern University, 1966. Master of Science in Education, Northern Illinois University, 1982.
Teacher public schools, Unityville, 1932-1936, McIntosh (South Dakota) High School, 1937-1938, Washington School, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, 1938-1940, Mark Twain School, Des Plaines, Illinois, 1964-1965, Maine S. High School, 1965-1969, Evanston (Illinois) High School, 1969-1996. Teacher, reading consultant, 1969-1976. Teacher Adult Continuing Education, 1972-1985.
Adult education department coordinator Adult Basic Education/General Educational Development/Literacy, 1985-1996. Adjunct faculty member Northeastern Illinois, 1974-1976, Loyola University, Chicago, 1974-1975, Oakton Community College, 1977-1979, Triton Community College, 1981-1986. Speaker World Congress Reading, Singapore, 1976, Gold Coast, Australia, 1988, Stockholm, 1990.
Literacy Oakton Community College, 1998-2000.
Member International Reading Association (public committee 1976-1979), International Reading Association, Illinois Reading Association (officer 1969-1972), Suburban Reading League, Illinois Adult Continuing Education Association.
Married Falk Simmons Johnson, June 11, 1940. Children: Mark, Bruce, Martha, Craig (deceased).