This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 24 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: comparisons of various approaches to reading readiness instruction, primary level reading instruction, and middle school reading instruction; tasks performed by Ohio reading specialists; factors influencing reading self-concept, reading performance, and self-image; effects of auditory training on auditory discrimination, reading readiness scores, and reading achievement; middle school reading program practices in Connecticut; the effect of instrumental music instruction on reading behavior; the relationship between the background of elementary administrators and the administrative function relating to elementary reading programs; effects of tutor training on tutor performance and on reading gains of tutees; the relationship between concept of reading and reading achievement; assessments of questions in teachers' manuals of basic reading textbooks, readability of textbooks, and instructions in reading workbooks; teacher perceptions of reading practices in Florida schools; and the effects of summer vacation on reading retention. (GW)