THIS SIXTH VOLUME OF RESEARCH ABSTRACTS PRESENTS REPORTS OF 35 RESEARCH STUDIES COMPLETED BY CANDIDATES FOR THE MASTER'S DEGREE AT THE CARDINAL STRITCH COLLEGE IN 1964. TWENTY-NINE STUDIES ARE CONCERNED WITH READING, AND SIX ARE CONCERNED WITH THE EDUCATION OF THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED. OF THE READING STUDIES, FIVE PERTAIN TO THE JUNIOR HIGH LEVEL AND INVESTIGATE METHODS OF TEACHING SPELLING, THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE "SQ3R" METHOD, AND THE ABILITY OF SCHOOL MAGAZINES TO STIMULATE CRITICAL THINKING. SIX THESES PRESENT EVALUATIONS OF INTEGRATED PROGRAMS FOR TEACHING LANGUAGE ARTS, AND SIX REPRESENT STUDIES OF THE EFFECTS OF DIRECTED READING AS A TEACHING METHOD IN THE CONTENT FIELDS. OTHER AREAS INVESTIGATED ARE REINFORCING READING LESSONS WITH FILMSTRIPS, LISTENING PROGRAMS, PARENTAL ATTITUDES TOWARD READING PROPAGANDA, TEACHING VIRTUE THROUGH STORIES, EVALUATIVE STUDIES OF VARIOUS READING PROGRAMS, AND THE READABILITY OF RELIGIOUS TEXTS FOR GRADES 1 AND 2. STUDIES RELATED TO THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED REPORT ON PARENTAL ATTITUDES, TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS, PROVISIONS FOR SLOW LEARNERS IN ILLINOIS, SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS IN ROCKVILLE CENTER, NEW YORK, LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN MONGOLOID CHILDREN, AND SOME APPLICATIONS OF THE MOONEY PROBLEM CHECKLIST TO THE GUIDANCE OF SLOW LEARNING STUDENTS. A SUBJECT INDEX IS PROVIDED. (RH)