Author Question: Many children with learning disabilities show a discrepancy between abilities or between potential ... (Read 74 times)

serike · **on:** Jul 31, 2018

Many children with learning disabilities show a discrepancy between abilities or between potential and achievement.
Which of the following best illustrates such a discrepancy?

a. An 8-year-old with a below-average IQ score has mastered only first-grade vocabulary and reads 2 years below grade level.
b. An adolescent scores in the below-average range on an IQ test and averages 2.5 years below grade level in academic achievement.
c. A fifth grader reads at the fourth grade level and scored on the above average range on an IQ test. d. A child has difficulty remembering what is presented visually or orally.

Question 2

The RTI approach

a. provides instruction only for students with learning disabilities during transitional periods.
b. is the only assessment technique included in IDEA for diagnosing children with learning disabilities. c. allows for early intervention based on the child's needs.
d. can only be evaluated by a school psychologist.