Region 10: The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) Level 1
Description
The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is used<br />to rapidly teach communication skills to those with limited<br />functional speech. PECS promotes communication within a<br />social context, without a lengthy prerequisite training. Training in<br />PECS begins by teaching a spontaneous request and goes on to<br />teach additional communicative functions such as responding<br />to questions and commenting. An added attraction for young<br />children with autism and related disabilities is the high proportion<br />of children who acquire independent speech. Participants will<br />learn how to implement the six phases of PECS, plus attributes,<br />through presenter demonstrations, video examples and roleplay<br />opportunities. Participants will leave the training with an<br />understanding of how to implement PECS with individuals<br />with autism, related developmental disabilities, and/or limited<br />communicational skills.<br />Participants will learn the key pyramid components to designing<br />effective educational environments, learn strategies to create<br />an abundance of opportunities for communication, learn the<br />relationship between PECS and traditional communication<br />training approaches, learn how to implement all six phases of<br />PECS with target individuals using a behavior analytic orientation,<br />and learn the criteria for transitioning from PECS to other<br />communication modalities.
Category
Autism
Project
Desert/Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area
NOTE: Details for each specific Training/Workshop might vary from the above description.
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Desert/Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area April Hatcher (760) 955-3570
