PECS PICTURE EXCHANGE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Jan 19, 2016
Language and Communicatio
nDifficulties with verbal and non verbal communication
Social Interaction
Difficulties with the ‘rules’ of interaction
Flexible thinking and behaviourE.g. Difficulty imagining what others are thinking, imagining
and coping with change. Holding special (sometimes obsessive)
interests
The Triad of Impairments
PECS PECS gives children a choice and a voice 99% success rate with children Its based on motivating children using a
selection of desirable reinforcers The politics
PECS
PECS was developed in 1985 Based on principles of ABA- Applied
Behaviour Analysis Teaches functional communication that is
immediately useful Can be used across all ages and
disabilities Appropriate for anyone who has difficulty
with speech
What about Speech?
Implementing PECS does not mean we are disregarding speech
By implementing PECS we are addressing the development of speech
PECS can be used with learners who have a small amount of speech or unclear speech
PECS teaches functional communication it helps organise and expand language
Communication develops before speech For some young people PECS is the first clear way
they can communicate and let their choices be known
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PECS
Stage 1-Intiation; pick up, reach, release
I’m fun, I have fun things, play with me- What motivates the child?
Communication partner and silent prompter
40 exchanges a day
Stage 2-distance and persistence; Persist against obstacles, each student
has communication book
PECS
Stage 3-discrimination Desired item v’s undesirable item Caterpillar v’s pencil The new behaviour is to choose The technical stuff PECS levi.wlmp
Stage 4-sentence starters I want If they do it better than before reinforce more Attributes-size, colour, shape
PECS
Stage 5-commenting and answering questions
I see, I hear
Stage 6-Answering higher level questions
I think, I taste, I smell, I feel Moving to other communication systems
PECS helps to organise and expand language
Research Andy Bondy and Lori frost 1994