This yearbook contains addresses and discussion group reports from the fifth annual meeting of the Southwest Reading Conference for Colleges and Universities. Part 1 includes addresses which consider: definitions of reading, psychological explanations of reading, the sociology of reading, recent research in college reading, reading and semantics, current goals of college reading programs, defining the reading needs of college students, current goals in college reading programs, and other topics. Part 2 includes discussion group reports which focus on: goals and techniques used in adult reading programs, reading improvement in business, physical, visual, and auditory disabilities in relation to reading, junior college and small college programs, clinical programs, and diagnostic techniques and tools. An appendix contains an annotated bibliography of college reading materials, a report from abroad, and a report on college reading programs in the nation. (LL)