This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 26 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) comparison of achievement test scores between bilingually and nonbilingually instructed Cherokee Indians; (2) issues related to the social phenomenon of black English; (3) comparison of the form and function of code switching of Chicano and Puerto Rican children; (4) selection of reading materials relevant to the culture of black people; (5) peer tutoring, social interaction, and the acquisition of English as a second language by Spanish speaking children; (6) teachers' responses to bilingual students' oral language errors; (7) the effect of the language of instruction on the reading achievement of limited English speakers; (8) linguistic demands and cognitive functioning of standard versus black English; (9) attitudes toward reading and self-concept of students in an individualized bilingual reading program; and (10) the transfer of reading skills between first and second language. (HTH)