Study Finds No Link Between Dyslexia and IQ, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Study
A new study that found no association between dyslexia and IQ calls into question the widespread practice of classifying children as dyslexic based on differences between their reading abilities and their IQ scores, researchers report. This approach, called the discrepancy model, is used by many school systems in the United States to determine whether a student will be provided with specialized reading instruction.