This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 15 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) reading achievement as a function of home media environment and orientations toward learning; (2) reading ability and offense categories of delinquents; (3) the effects of a school breakfast program on reading, attitude, and attendance of elementary school students; (4) effects of parent involvement using written school-parent communications on reading achievement and reading attitude; (5) middle school students' satisfaction with their teachers as related to student achievement in reading; (6) the effect of state department of education consultant assistance on reading competency in selected school systems in Alabama; (7) pictures, imagery, and presentation form in intermediate grade prose learning; (8) the relationship of student self-concept to achievement in reading and mathematics and time off-task; (9) a computer based support system for parents to use in reinforcing reading skills in grades one through six; and (10) lateral preference and its relation to reading achievement in selected reader types. (FL)