IQ Tests and The Diagnosis of Learning Disability

Write a blog post entitled ‘IQ tests and the diagnosis of learning disability’ in which you should describe the use of IQ testing in the diagnosis of learning disability and the problems associated with using IQ tests as a diagnostic tool.

Specialists in diagnosing children's learning disabilities are divided into two factions. One faction maintains that IQ tests are an essential tool in the diagnosis of children who need special care, while another faction opposes that the response to intervention (RTI) approach is more promising. In the 11th Annual Institute for Psychology in Education, taking place in 2004, advantages and disadvantages of IQ and RTI approaches were deliberated. It emerged that diagnosing learning disabilities in young children involve rather complex processes. This can be attested by the fact that children with learning disabilities can display normal or even above average intelligence in IQ tests but only to score dismally in academic disciplines....

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