It is important to provide all students with communication ...

• Sentence starters

• Field of three

• Devices

• Opportunities

The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) allows students to be understood by unfamiliar listeners.

• True

• False

What is not functional communication?

• The student is only understood by people in the immediate environment

• The student expresses basic wants and needs

• The student initiates communication

• The student uses a communication system that everyone can understand

What is the student does not reach for the reinforcer?

• The student likes M&M's better than Skittles

• The student does not want to talk

• The reinforcer is not strong enough

• Pick up the picture and show it to the student

What should be done if the student drops/throws the picture?

• Leave it on the floor and use a different picture

• Pick up the picture and continue with PECS trials

• Have the student pick up the picture

• Take a token off of their reward board

The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) protocol can be implemented in any order.

• True

• False