Once the exchange steps are established, the teacherpractitioner fades physical assistance. Phase ii distance and persistence still using single pictures, students learn to generalise this new skill by using it in different places, with different people and across distances. The picture exchange communication system pecs what is pecs. Phase i how to communicate students learn to exchange single pictures for items or activities they really want. The purpose of pecs is to establish a functional picture communication system within a social context. Partner moves away from student requiring student to. Since then, pecs has successfully been implemented worldwide with thousands of learners of all ages who have various cognitive, physical and communication challenges. Distance and persistence individuals learn to generalize the exchange by traveling to a communication book and to a communicative partner in different places, with different people and across distances. Comparison across participants indicates christian reached mastery criterion in the fewest number of sessions for all phases. After that time, it will always be the learners responsibility to carry the book throughout the day. Picture exchange communication system phase ii shaping data author. The student should be taught to travel to the communicative partner with their book or to get the picture from the book, and from room to room with the book. The pictures and sentence strip are all stored in a portable communication book. Pecs consists of six phases and begins by teaching an individual to give a single picture of a desired item or action to a communicative partner who immediately honors the exchange as a request.
Picture exchange communication system pecs pyramid. Then, he or she should go to the communication partner and give them the picture. Pecs and critical communication skills objectives pyramid. Below are the descriptions provided on the pecs website for phase. The learner will be taught to transport the book to all settings beginning in phase ii. Student will go to hisher communication book board, pull the picture of the desired item off, take it to the communication partner and release it in the partners hand. Phase ii distance and persistence still using single pictures, students learn to generalize this new skill by using it in different places, with different people and across distances. The communicative partner entices the learner by interacting with the. The six phases of pecs phase i how to communicate students learn to exchange single pictures for items or activities they really want. The phases of the picture exchange system pecs phase i. The picture exchange communication system training manual. Once physical assistance is faded during the exchange, the communication partner fades the use of the openhand prompt. Jul 30, 2015 pecs demonstration of phases 1, 2, and 3 erin brady.
Pecs has a clear programme to follow, divided into six phases beginning with using single pictures to communicate their needs, students are then taught to discriminate, or choose, between a variety of pictures and then to construct increasingly complex sentences. It is time to move to phase 4 when the learner is able to use 12 to 20 pictures and is able to discriminate among them to select the desired item. Picture exchange communication system pecs pecs module page 4 of 6. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
The national professional development center on autism spectrum disorders, the waisman center, the university of wisconsin. Nareena soomro and safeeullah soomro, autism childrens app using pecs, a nnals of emergin g technologies in computing a etic, print issn. Students learn to select from 2 or more pictures to ask for their favourite things. Pecs demonstration of phases 1, 2, and 3 erin brady.
Distance and persistence travel to communicate part 1 carry pecs book. Without developing spontaneity and persistence the student will not be able to use pecs or any tool device as a functional communication system. These experiences are similar to the observations by king et al. Phase i required the fewest number of sessions for participants to reach mastery pecs 4.
See more ideas about pecs training, speech and language and inclusion classroom. The phases of the picture exchange system pecs phase i the first lesson we want to teach in the pecs program is to spontaneously request items or activities. Is your learner ready to transition from pecs to sgd. Distance and persistence the goal of phase ii is for the child to locate his communication book, select a picture of the item he wants, and bring the picture to a person in order to request it. Pecs is a behaviorallybased, pictorial communication system in which children learn to communicate with a partner by exchange of picture communication symbols. Pecs training is only provided locally 12 times per year and it is expensive.
Pecs manual and other resources to make implementation more efficient. Then, he or she should go to the partner and hand them the picture. The individual with autism is taught to locate hisher communication book and travel to the communication partner to exchange a picture for the desired object. Steps for implementation page 4 of 16 national professional development center on asd 102010 tips for implementing phase 1 many opportunities are provided for practice, and exchanges should be fun for the student. This huge bundle is just what you need to start a communication system in any. Pecs allows individuals with autism to communicate by using pictures instead of, or in. Commenting many people move on to phase iii without spending time at phase ii. The student goes to his her communication book, pulls the picture off, goes to the trainer, gets the trainers attention, and releases the picture into the trainers. What is the picture exchange communication system or pecs. A child learns to find a picture and a communication partner when. By doing so, the person is able to initiate communication. You should use a few different communication partners.
Does heshe get pecs book, and identify and travel at least across the room to find a communicative partner. Steps for implementation page 4 of 16 national professional development center on asd 102010 tips for implementing phase 1 many opportunities are provided for. To teach distance and persistence a communication book is provided with one picture on the front of the book at a time. Distance and persistence the objective for phase 2 as set out by the picture exchange communication system training manual available from pyramid education is. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. Using pecs this section describes the process of using pecs and each phase of instruction. This section describes the process of using pecs and each phase of instruction.
Specific prompting and reinforcement strategies that. The goal in this phase is to teach the student to persist across obstacles. Jun 02, 2012 last year, one of my kiddos has a speech evaluation and it was determined that we should try to use pecs picture exchange communication system with him. Phase ii teaches the child to communicate in more realworld situations. Last year, one of my kiddos has a speech evaluation and it was determined that we should try to use pecs picture exchange communication system with him. The picture exchange communication system pecs kentucky. Skinners book, verbal behavior, and broad spectrum applied behavior analysis. Please complete all of the requested information including the site and state, individual being observedinterviewed, and. The picture exchange communication system pecs is an augmentative and alternative communication system developed and produced by pyramid educational consultants, inc. The 8 best video examples of the phases of pecs pecs. The picture exchange communication system, or pecs, allows people with little or no. Pecs was developed in 1985 at the delaware autism program by andy bondy, phd, and lori frost, ms, cccslp.
Picture exchange communication system pecs picture exchange communication system. Sample picture exchange communication system objectives. How to communicate students learn to exchange single pictures for items or activities they really want. The child and the implementer sat at a table or on the floor facetoface with both the pecs communication book and the ipad between them. Pecs is a manualized program for teaching children. Effectiveness of the pecs phase iii app and choice between. Pecsphase i general guidelines communicative partner guidelines physical prompter guidelines training must occur across a range of activities training must occur with a variety of trainers otraining must occur with a variety of reinforcers arrange environment effectively o pictures available 1 at a time. The implementation checklist includes each phase in the pecs process. The system goes on to teach discrimination of pictures and how to put them together in sentences. Its important to note this stage might take longer. Mar 27, 2014 pecs phase 2guidelines and steps cheatsheet.
The student should go to his or her book and pull off the picture of the desired item. Pecs,having phases, uses cards to learn alphabets, words and makesentences using them and then move to motion, emotion and then sentence making structure. The student will go to hisher communication board book, pull the picture off, go to the communication partner, and release the picture into the partners hand. Ii a communication book is introduced, and increased. Correctly discriminate pictures in an array of 20 pictures and navigate among at least 3 pages in the pecs book. Also in phase 2, additional prompts that are identi. The objective for phase 2 as set out by the picture exchange communication system training manual available from pyramid education is. Picture exchange communication system pecs what is it.
Distance and persistence the learner begins using a book of picture cards with one card on the cover. Comparative efficacy of the picture exchange communication. Following phase iii discrimination training, it is appropriate to use topicactivity boards. The student first needs to go to a communication book and select the picture of the desired item from a few different pictures. It is not a program designed to teach speech, although the latter is encouraged indirectly and some children begin to spontaneously use speech while enrolled in the pecs program. Teaching the physically assisted exchange the goal of phase 1 is for the learner with asd to look at, reach for, pick up, and hand the picturesymbol to. The learner is prompted to get the book and bring it to the communication partner from increasing distances and with fewer supports. The picture exchange communication system, or pecs, allows people with little or no communication abilities to communicate using pictures. Oct 15, 2018 1918 influenza pandemic survivor interview. The picture exchange communication system or pecs approach is a modified applied behavior analysis program designed for early nonverbal symbolic communication training. Discrimination the individual begins having to select the appropriate picture card from a set. In this phase, grammar, or combining pictures, is introduced. Lori frost, certificate of clinical competencespeech language pathologists cccslp and in. The pecs cards for i want and a picture of the desired item are paired to make a sentence of i want gummy bears.
Picture exchange communication system pecs pecs module page 2 of 6 step 9. Independently complete request sequence on 9 of 10 opportunities when book is a. Effectiveness of the picture exchange communication system. These are placed in a communication book, a ring binder with velcro strips where pictures are stored and. Nareena soomro and safeeullah soomro, autism childrens app using pecs, annals of emerging tech nologies in computing. The picture exchange communication system training manual 2. Since pecs phase iii was the only phase that had been published by the app developer, pecs phase iii was preidentified as the terminal phase in this study. The body of research supporting the effectiveness of pecs continues to expand, with research from countries around the world. People using pecs are taught to approach another person and give them a picture of a desired item in exchange for that item. This system was developed to help people with autism and developmental disabilities who are nonverbal or have limited verbal communication. When a child reaches mastery of phase i, as designated by the pecs protocol, after teaching the child to understand the exchange, the child moves into phase ii. I am not sure how many readers have used pecs in their classrooms but i find it to be very complicated.
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