Each of the following is a weakness of the achievement-ability discrepancy method of identifying learning disabilities EXCEPT
A)It has been used only with students with reading problems,not math problems.
B)Those that are statistically adequate are difficult and expensive to implement.
C)IQ is not a very strong predictor of reading ability.
D)The concept of discrepancy is practically useless in the earliest elementary grades.

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This statement is not a weakness of the achievement-ability discrepancy method but rather a limitation of its application. The method has not been widely used with math problems but this does not imply any weakness in its approach.

Each of the Following Is a Weakness of the Achievement-Ability