{"id":3947,"date":"2017-05-03T11:20:48","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T15:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pgmsc.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=3947"},"modified":"2024-02-27T15:53:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T14:53:12","slug":"pecs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pecs-poland.com\/en\/pecs\/","title":{"rendered":"Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)\u00ae<\/sup>"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”||0px|” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”||0px|” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”PECS Intro” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”||15px|” custom_css_main_element=”border-bottom:2px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.5);” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

What is PECS\u00ae<\/sup>?<\/h2>\n

Developed by Andy Bondy, PhD & Lori Frost, MS, CCC-SLP<\/em><\/p>\n

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PECS is a unique alternative\/augmentative communication system developed in the USA in 1985 by Andy Bondy, PhD, and Lori Frost, MS, CCC-SLP. PECS was first implemented with pre-school students diagnosed with autism at the Delaware Autism Program. Since then, PECS has successfully been implemented worldwide with thousands of learners of all ages who have various cognitive, physical and communication challenges.<\/p>\n

The PECS teaching protocol is based on B.F. Skinner\u2019s book, Verbal Behavior<\/em>, <\/i>and broad spectrum applied behavior analysis. Specific prompting and reinforcement strategies that will lead to independent communication are used throughout the protocol. The protocol also includes systematic error correction procedures to promote learning if an error occurs. Verbal prompts are not used, thus building immediate initiation and avoiding prompt dependency.<\/p>\n

PECS consists of six phases and begins by teaching an individual to give a single picture of a desired item or action to a \u201ccommunicative partner\u201d who immediately honors the exchange as a request. The system goes on to teach discrimination of pictures and how to put them together in sentences. In the more advanced phases, individuals are taught to use modifiers, answer questions and comment.<\/p>\n

The primary goal of PECS is to teach functional communication. Research has shown that some learners using PECS also develop speech. Others may transition to a speech generating device (SGD). The body of research supporting the effectiveness of PECS as an evidence-based practice is substantial and continues to expand, with more than 150 research articles from all over the world<\/a>.
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The Six Phases of PECS\u00ae<\/sup><\/b><\/h2>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”0px||0px|” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px|” global_colors_info=”{}” column_structure=”1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_phone=”||0px|” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”PHASE I” image=”https:\/\/cdn.pecs-poland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/29185104\/pecs_phase-I.png” image_icon_width=”none” admin_label=”Phase I” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” animation=”off” image_max_width=”none” global_colors_info=”{}”]How to Communicate<\/em>
\nIndividuals learn to exchange single pictures for items or activities they really want.
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\nStill using single pictures, individuals learn to generalize this new skill by using it in different places, with different people and across distances. They are also taught to be more persistent communicators.
\n[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_phone=”||0px|” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”PHASE III” image=”https:\/\/cdn.pecs-poland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/29185102\/pecs_phase-III.png” image_icon_width=”none” admin_label=”Phase III” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” animation=”off” image_max_width=”none” global_colors_info=”{}”]Picture Discrimination<\/em>
\nIndividuals learn to select from two or more pictures to ask for their favorite things. These are placed in a PECS Communication Book\u2014a ringed binder with self-adhesive hook fastener strips where pictures are stored and easily removed for communication.
\n[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_phone=”||0px|” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”PHASE IV” image=”https:\/\/cdn.pecs-poland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/29185101\/pecs_phase-IV.png” image_icon_width=”none” admin_label=”Phase IV” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” animation=”off” image_max_width=”none” global_colors_info=”{}”]Sentence Structure<\/em>
\nIndividuals learn to construct simple sentences on a detachable Sentence Strip using an \u201cI want\u201d picture followed by a picture of the item being requested.
\n[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”||0px|” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”||0px|” global_colors_info=”{}” column_structure=”1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_phone=”||0px|” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”Attributes & Language Expansion” image=”https:\/\/cdn.pecs-poland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/29185105\/pecs_phase-AT.png” image_icon_width=”none” admin_label=”Attributes & Language Expansion” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” animation=”off” image_max_width=”none” global_colors_info=”{}”]Individuals learn to expand their sentences by adding adjectives, verbs and prepositions.
\n[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_phone=”||0px|” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”PHASE V” image=”https:\/\/cdn.pecs-poland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/29185059\/pecs_phase-V.png” image_icon_width=”none” admin_label=”Phase V” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” animation=”off” image_max_width=”none” global_colors_info=”{}”]Responsive Requesting<\/em>
\nIndividuals learn to use PECS to answer questions such as \u201cWhat do you want?\u201d
\n[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_phone=”||0px|” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”PHASE VI” image=”https:\/\/cdn.pecs-poland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/29185107\/pecs_phase-VI.png” image_icon_width=”none” admin_label=”Phase VI” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” animation=”off” image_max_width=”none” global_colors_info=”{}”]Commenting<\/em>
\nIndividuals are taught to comment in response to questions such as, \u201cWhat do you see?\u201d, \u201cWhat do you hear?\u201d and \u201cWhat is it?\u201d They learn to make up sentences starting with \u201cI see\u201d, \u201cI hear\u201d, \u201cI feel\u201d, \u201cIt is a\u201d, etc.
\n[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_phone=”||0px|” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”||0px|” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”0px||0px|” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||0px|” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px|” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Diagnosis List” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font_size=”18″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]Since the development of PECS, it has been implemented with individuals with the following diagnoses:<\/em>
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