This study surveyed a national sample of school psychologists with respect to the identification of reading disabilities (RD). It covers school psychologists' opinions regarding perceived benefits of the use of cognitive assessment in RD identification, both within and outside of an IQ-achievement discrepancy model. The survey also solicited…

Results show that Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) IQs are not interchangeable with Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) IQs in a sample of reading disabled children. The PPVT yielded higher IQs on the average than did the WISC-R, supporting results obtained with learning disabled students. (Author/BEF)