A Child Who Scores Below 70 on the Wechsler Intelligence

question 165

True/False

A child who scores below 70 on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) but is in the middle of the class on achievement tests and schoolwork, is classified as having a specific learning disability.

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