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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A discrepancy between abilities or between potential and achievement is shown when a child has a high potential (as indicated by an above-average IQ score) but performs below expected levels (reading at a lower grade level).

Many Children with Learning Disabilities Show a Discrepancy Between Abilities