Many Children with Learning Disabilities Show a Discrepancy Between Abilities

question 9

Multiple Choice

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.

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Definitions:

Salutary Neglect

A British policy in the early 18th century allowing the American colonies considerable freedom in economic matters, so long as this freedom did not conflict with British economic interests.

Sugar Act 1764

A British law that imposed a tax on sugar and molasses imported into the American colonies, contributing to growing tensions that led to the American Revolution.

Loyal Nine

A secret political organization formed in 1765 in Boston, aiming to fight against the imposition of British taxation and laws.

Quartering Act

A name given to a series of acts passed by the British Parliament in the 18th century, requiring local governments of the American colonies to provide housing and food for British soldiers.