PECS phases I-III

In Phase I the student's "job" is to:

• reach and exchange

• reach, grab and pull

• initiate (pick up the PCS) reach and exchange

• reach, spit and exchange

What assessment must be completed before running PECS trials with your student?

• written expression

• reinforcer

• communication

• matching symbols

Distance and Persistance is taught in which PECS phase?

• Phase I

• Phase IIIb

• Phase IIIa

• Phase II

When given a choice of reinforcers, the student does not reach or seem interested. What do you do? Check all that apply.

• stand on your head

• if it's food, eat all of it

• play with the reinforcer offered

• offer them something else

When practicing Phase II, the student does not reach with the PCS towards the Communication Partner. Instead, reaches behind towards the Physical (Silent) Prompter. What action should be taken?

• Physical Prompter silently presses the student's hand towards the Communication Partner, waits for the exchange to be completed, then switches positions with the Communication Partner.

• Physical Prompter takes the PCS from the student and completes the exchange while verbally reinforcing the student's action.

• Communicative Partner takes the PCS from the student's hand and completes the exchange.

• Communicative Partner tells the student to hand the PCS to him/her.

In Phase IIIB, what does the Communicative Partner say to the student when he presents the PCS?

• take it

• go away

• what's that?

• thank you

Phase IIIA teaches discrimination between.....

• preferred and preferred

• preferred and their reinforcer

• preferred and non-preferred

• non-preferred and something they dislike

Which are examples of opportunities to implement PECS in the classroom? Check all that apply.

• during snack time

• during centers

• requesting puzzle pieces and play doh

• sabotaging for markers, art supplies, backpacks, lunch box etc

The goal of PECS Phase I is.........

• How to communicate

• Sentence Structure

• Distance and Persistance

• Discrimination

What steps does a teacher need to take before implementing PECS in the classroom? Check all that apply.

• be trained in the PECS protocol, SPTA as well

• gather practice materials: PCS and reinforcers

• identify potential PECS opportunities across the day

• identify PECS students