This investigation compared the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children–III with the Wide Range Achievement Test–3 for a sample of 60 children and youth who were referred for special education services. Pearson product-moment correlations for the criterion measures for the WRAT–3 showed a significant positive association with the WISC–III scores. Implications for concurrent validity between the tests are discussed.
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