THE PICTURE EXCHANGE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (PECS)
SHORTHAND NOTES
Presented by Shana Ellman, SLP, Bloorview MacMillan

COURSE 006

The full instructions for these shorthand notes can be found here: PECS Shorthand Notes (note: this printable article is in PDF)

WHO CAN USE PECS?

Children or adults of any age

Those not yet initiating communication

PECS has many communicative purposes:

Teaches interaction and communication

Is not restricted to one setting

Is not transitory...the PCS is in view for the entire time it takes the child to process (sign is transitory)

PECS stands for Picture Exchange Communication System and refers to the whole system by Lori Frost and Andrew Bondy

PCS stands for Picture Communication Symbols and therefore refers to the picture used within the system (whether it be Boardmaker, Picture This, photographs, etc)

It is important to know that a successful PECS programs may incorporate various types of PCS.

OBJECTIVES:

Spontaneous communication exchanges initiated by child

Learning of sequence, words to create sentences

A WORD ABOUT SPEECH

PECS facilitates, rather than inhibits speech

2/3 of children introduced to PECS develop speech

The communication partner is verbalizing in conjunction with showing the PCS

Attempts at speech are encouraged

A display was provided by Dawn Gutowski of Communication Made Easy - custom PCS binders.

2: August 11, 2002

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