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EDM : the educator's diagnostic manual of disabilities and disorders / Roger Pierangelo, George Giuliani.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pierangelo, Roger.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children with disabilities--Identification.
- Children with disabilities.
- Children with disabilities--Education--Ability testing.
- Children with disabilities--Medical care.
- Children with disabilities--Education.
- Ability--Testing.
- Physical Description:
- xli, 525 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Educator's diagnostic manual of disabilities and disorders
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2007]
- Summary:
- The definitive resource book for special education teachers
- This comprehensive guide provides all the information needed- including definitions, symptoms, characteristics, and types- for the most significant educational disabilities and disorders, presented in language that special education teachers, child group study teams, and school psychologists will understand. Modeled after the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), this book addresses a range of disorders and relates their significance to classroom practice, including: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Delays, Mental Retardation, Traumatic Brain Injury, and many others.
- Roger Pierangelo, PhD (Manhasset, NY), has over 30 years of experience as a teacher, psychologist, and director of a private clinic. George Giuliani, JD, PsyD (Melville, NY), is an Assistant Professor at Hofstra University' s School of Education.
- Contents:
- An overview of The educator's diagnostic manual of disabilities and disorders
- EDM multilevel coding system
- EDM categories by prevalence
- Specific learning disability
- Speech and language impairments
- Mental retardation
- Emotional disturbance
- Other health impairments
- Multiple disabilities
- Autism
- Orthopedic impairments
- Hearing impairments
- Visual impairments
- Traumatic brain injury
- Deaf-blindness
- Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with disabilities
- Using the EDM in IEP development.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780787978129
- 0787978124
- OCLC:
- 71842653
- Online:
- Publisher description
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