This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 16 titles deal with the following topics: effects of focus of prescription on remedial readers' reading achievement; a parent tutorial reading skills packet; effects of leadership training for Right to Read directors; methods for teaching reading to learning disabled children; children's letter identification abilities; the effects of attendance in summer Head Start classes; evaluation of two Title I reading programs; development of a beginning reading vocabulary for kindergarten pupils in Title I schools; a ninth grade remedial reading program in vocational/technical schools; oral and reading vocabulary scores of educationally disadvantaged third grade students; the possibility of explaining programmed instruction with a reading comprehension theory; a camp program's effect on reading ability and attitudes of disadvantaged children; the effect of an interim year of readiness instruction between kindergarten and first grade; effects of cross age tutorial and small group instruction in special education resource programs; a program of parent education; and effects of summer school attendance on retention of reading skills. (GW)