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ERIC Number: EJ654819
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
Validity of IQ-Discrepancy Classifications of Reading Disabilities: A Meta-Analysis.
Stuebing, Karla K.; Fletcher, Jack M.; LeDoux, Josette M.; Lyon, G. Reid; Shaywitz, Sally E.; Shaywitz, Bennett A.
American Educational Research Journal, v39 n2 p469-518 Sum 2002
Conducted a meta-analysis of 46 studies addressing the validity of classifying poor readers by the discrepancy between IQ and reading skills. Children who are poor readers but do not display such a discrepancy are not eligible for special education under the learning disability category. Results provide little evidence in support of the validity of the IQ-discrepancy classification. (SLD)
Descriptors: Classification, Intelligence Quotient, Meta Analysis, Reading Ability, Reading Difficulties, Special Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Accuracy
Note: Special Issue on Education and Democracy. Research supported by Grants P01 HD21888 and P50 HD25802 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and Grant 9989968 from the National Science Foundation.