Correlations of the Wisc—R, Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: Fourth Edition, and the Reading Subtests of Three Popular Achievement Tests

Abstract

The WISC—R Verbal, Performance, and Full Scale IQs of 66 referred students and the Stanford-Binet IV Test Composite scores of a different sample of 48 referred students correlated significantly with the reading subtests of the Woodcock-Johnson Revised, Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement, and the Peabody Individual Achievement Test—Revised. The WISC—R Full Scale IQ correlated similarly with each reading score. The Verbal IQ correlated significantly more strongly than the Performance IQ with the reading scores.