This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 17 titles deal with the following topics: disadvantaged and nondisadvantaged students' detection of written fallacies in reasoning; the effects of remedial reading instruction, a camp-style reading/study program, and reading laboratory instruction on reading achievement, attitudes, and self concept; the relationship between reading achievement and oral syntactic development; the relationship of spatial visualization to reading ability in learning disabled children; the relationship of self concept to reading achievement in Mexican American children; adult/child interaction in a compensatory preschool and a receiving kindergarten program; self-management training for children with reading problems; the auditory training component in a compensatory program; reading performance of relaxation trained children; learning disabled children's recall comprehension abilities; the academic achievement of black children; the effect of color as a facilitator of visual discrimination in paired associate learning; reading acquisition in hyperactive children; a reading program for special education students; and guidelines for work with disabled readers. (GW)