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PECS—Phase I

General Guidelines Communicative Partner Guidelines Physical Prompter Guidelines


 Training must occur across a range of activities  Arrange environment effectively  Waits for student to initiate (reach for reinforcer)
 Training must occur with a variety of trainers o pictures available 1 at a time  NO VERBAL PROMPTING
 Training must occur with a variety of reinforcers o trainers positioned appropriately  Physically guides to pick up, reach, and release
o control reinforcers picture symbol
 NO VERBAL PROMPTING  Fades prompts effectively
 Entices appropriately  Interrupts/prevents student’s interfering behaviors
 Uses open-hand prompt effectively (appropriate  NO SOCIAL INTERACTION WITH STUDENT
timing)
 Reinforces with ½ second and provides social praise
 NO INSISTENCE ON SPEECH
 Returns picture (while student consumes/plays with
reinforcer)

Communication Partner Learner reaches for Physical Prompter Learner has picture Physical Prompter Communication Partner
entices learner with desired item interupts learners reach symbol in hand physically (hand-over- takes picture symbol,
Step reinforcer; holds hand and physically (hand- hand) assists learner to hands item to learner, and
open. over-hand) redirects place picture in open names item. Praises
1 learner to pick up picture hand of communication learner.
partner
Communication Partner Learner reaches for Physical Prompter Learner has picture Physical Prompter Communication Partner
Step entices learner with desired item interupts learners reach symbol in hand and takes picture symbol,
reinforcer; holds hand and physically (hand- independently places it in NONE hands item to learner, and
2 open. over-hand) redirects open hand of names item. Praises
learner to pick up picture communication partner learner.
Communication Partner Learner reaches for Physical Prompter nudges Learner has picture Physical Prompter Communication Partner
entices learner with desired item learner’s hand to pick up symbol in hand and takes picture symbol,
Step reinforcer; holds hand picture independently places it in NONE hands item to learner, and
3 open. open hand of names item. Praises
communication partner learner.
Communication Partner Learner independently Physical Prompter Learner has picture Physical Prompter Communication Partner
Step entices learner with picks up picture symbol symbol in hand and takes picture symbol,
reinforcer; holds hand NONE independently places it in NONE hands item to learner, and
4 open. open hand of names item. Praises
communication partner learner.
Communication Partner Learner independently Physical Prompter Learner has picture Physical Prompter Communication Partner
Step entices learner with picks up picture symbol symbol in hand and takes picture symbol,
reinforcer NONE independently reaches it NONE hands item to learner, and
5 towards communication names item. Praises
partner learner.
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