The Picture Exchange Communication System

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The Picture Exchange Communication System

• Developed by Andy Bondy, Ph.D.
• And Lori Frost, M.S.,CCC/SLP

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Presented by-Kathy Holeman
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Introduction

• Child Characteristics
• - Behavior excesses
• throwing, self-injury,running away
• - Skill deficits
• speech, gestures,eye contact

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The Pyramid Approach to Education

• Purpose
• The Base
• The Top

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Getting Ready for Pecs Reinforcer
AssessmentSetting the Stage for Communication
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Phase I-How to Communicate

• Goal Approach people to initiate communication

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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

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Phase I How to Communicate

• First reinforcer is free
• Open hand from communicative partner
• Symbol modifications

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Phase II- Distance and Persistence

• Goal Go get picture, find the listener, take
  picture to listener

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Phase III-Discrimination

• Goal Choose from among many symbols in their
  communication book
• Preferred vs. non-preferred
• Colors vs. black white
• Physically rearrange pictures

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Phase IV- Sentence Structure

• Goal use simple sentence to request spontaneously

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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

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Phase V- Answering What do you want?

• Plan to teach a variety of forms of requesting
• structured and unstructured

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Phase VI- Commenting

• Goal Student should be able to communicate with
  anyone, anywhere

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Attributes

• Goal teach 3-picture sentence construction

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DO NOT TAKE AWAY SKILLS

• Never take away pictures