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asmith134 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

What was the main reason intervention was delayed when a discrepancy between ability and achievement was required for a classification of a learning disability?

A) There was disagreement on the best procedures for measuring a discrepancy between ability and achievement.
B) Young children are more difficult to test and so may have depressed scores.
C) Spurts in development make test results more variable.
D) A sufficient discrepancy between ability and achievement may take years to show up.

Question 2

About how many school-age children speak English with difficulty?

A) one in five
B) one in ten
C) one in twenty
D) one in fifty