Thirty kindergarten children with teacher-identified learning difficulties were matched for age, sex, and socioeconomic status with 30 children who were not experiencing any problems learning. All subjects were administered the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI). The scaled scores on the WPPSI were then recategorized according to Bannatyne's suggested regroupings to determine whether it was possible to identify potential learning difficulties on the basis of the pattern of these recategorized scores. A two-way analysis of covariance, a one-way analysis of variance, and a discriminant analysis indicated some interaction and simple main effects. In general, the matched control group exhibited superiority on all Bannatyne categories. However, the predicted Bannatyne pattern for the group with learning difficulties was not confirmed.
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