Transcript The Picture Exchange Communication System

The Picture Exchange
Communication System
Developed by Andy Bondy, Ph.D.
And Lori Frost, M.S.,CCC/SLP
Presented by-Kathy Holeman
Introduction
 Child Characteristics
 - Behavior excesses
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throwing, self-injury,running away
 - Skill deficits
 speech, gestures,eye contact
The Pyramid Approach to
Education
Purpose
The Base
The Top
Getting Ready for Pecs
Reinforcer Assessment
Setting the Stage for Communication
Phase I-How to Communicate
 Goal: Approach people to initiate
communication
Phase I- How to Communicate
 Plan to teach with a variety of reinforcers
 One picture at a time
 2-Person prompting strategy
 Physical prompter says NOTHING
 Prompter only assists student with
movement
 Pick-up, Reach, Release Picture
Phase I – How to Communicate
 First reinforcer is free
 Open hand from communicative partner
 Symbol modifications
Phase II- Distance and
Persistence
Goal: Go get picture, find the listener, take
picture to listener
Phase III-Discrimination
 Goal: Choose from among many symbols
in their communication book
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Preferred vs. non-preferred
Colors vs. black & white
Physically rearrange pictures
Phase IV- Sentence Structure
 Goal: use simple sentence to request
spontaneously
IMPORTANT NOTE:
 NEVER DEMAND SPEECH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If the child speaks words give them an extra
reward
If the child goes back to non verbal response,
just give the item
Phase V- Answering “What do
you want?”
Plan to teach a variety of forms of requesting
structured and unstructured
Phase VI- Commenting
 Goal: Student should be able to
communicate with anyone, anywhere
Attributes
Goal: teach 3-picture sentence construction
DO NOT TAKE AWAY SKILLS
 Never take away pictures