Remedial and Compensatory Reading Instruction: Abstracts of Doctoral Dissertations Published in 'Dissertation Abstracts International,' January through June 1980 (Vol. 40 Nos. 7 through 12).

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 19 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the relationship of perceptual training and reading achievement; (2) compensatory education for community college students; (3) comparative analysis of functional literacy achievement in Florida's compensatory programs; (4) school social worker involvement in a high school remedial reading program; (5) the relationship of self-concept and academic achievement; (6) use of hypnosis in remediating reading in learning disabled children; (7) comparisons of reading and mathematics achievement of Title I and non-Title I students in a large suburban unified school district; (8) a structured group counseling program for reading disabled elementary school students; (9) the effects of two types of reading material on the reading of black junior high school low achievers; (10) classroom organization for reading and mathematics; (11) a case study of reading disabilities; (12) an approach to language and concept development; (13) evaluation of a paraprofessional/volunteer program to improve the reading, language, and math skills of dyslexic students; and (14) the effects of Upward Bound Students' use of advance organizers as an aid to reading comprehension. (MKM)