This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 17 titles deal with the following topics: (1) a model for the development of critical television viewing and listening skills in the public school setting; (2) English as a subject in the College of William and Mary; (3) filmmaking in the secondary English curriculum; (4) developing a secondary school English curriculum; (5) implementation of an innovative reading/language arts program in an urban elementary school; (6) the effect on recall of two mnemonic systems; (7) an individualized teacher-directed spelling program compared with a computer-based spelling program; (8) the effects of energizing and calming movement warm-ups on third grade children's original verbal images; (9) the effects of vocabulary development on reading achievement; (10) the effect of literature-based vocabulary lessons on 10th grade students; (11) nonprint media production in secondary schools; (12) listening comprehension for accelerated learning; (13) the effectiveness of patterned word attack instruction with elementary school students; (14) the integration of selected parts in the Pennsylvania Comprehensive Reading/Communication Arts Plan with basic reading instruction; (15) the effects of a listening program upon the listening and reading abilities of first grade students; (16) speech rate, passage difficulty, and listening comprehension; and (17) the effects of compressed speech on the listening comprehension of community college students. (HTH)