THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE WAIS-R AND ACADEMIC-ACHIEVEMENT AMONG EMR ADOLESCENTS

This study examined the relationship between the WAIS-R and WRAT-R amo ng 78 EMR adolescents enrolled in resource classes in a public school setting. Results indicated that the WAIS-R Verbal IQ was significantly correlated with all WRAT-R subtests (r range = .66 to .77). The Perfo rmance IQ was found to be significantly related only to Arithmetic (r = .26). The Full Scale IQ was significantly related to Reading (r = .2 5) and Arithmetic (r = .56), but not Spelling. Results suggest that th e WAIS-R Verbal IQ and Full Scale IQ generally show moderate correlati ons with achievement but the Performance IQ generally shows no or litt le relationship to achievement. This pattern of findings is somewhat d ifferent from prior Wechsler research with other populations. Implicat ions for the diagnostic activities of school psychologists are discuss ed.