Can gifted students be denied special education eligibility for specific learning disabilities based solely on intelligence?
No. Reference Office of Special Education Programs Clarification Letter written January 14, 1992, which states in part: Part B regulations do not exclusions based on intelligence level in determining eligibility for services. All children, except those specifically excluded in the regulations, regardless of IQ, are eligible to be considered as having a specific learning disability of they meet the eligibility requirements (18 IDELR 683).
