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PECS uses pictures to teach communication skills to nonverbal individuals through 6 phases, starting with exchanging single pictures and progressing to more advanced skills like using modifiers. ProloQuo2Go is an app that speaks for nonverbal users by allowing them to select pictures. Dynavox/Tobii provides various communication devices based on needs. Other options mentioned include News-2-You lesson plans, Core Vocabulary boards, Eye-Com eye-pointing boards, and tablet apps like MegaBee using eye movements.
PECS uses pictures to teach communication skills to nonverbal individuals through 6 phases, starting with exchanging single pictures and progressing to more advanced skills like using modifiers. ProloQuo2Go is an app that speaks for nonverbal users by allowing them to select pictures. Dynavox/Tobii provides various communication devices based on needs. Other options mentioned include News-2-You lesson plans, Core Vocabulary boards, Eye-Com eye-pointing boards, and tablet apps like MegaBee using eye movements.
PECS uses pictures to teach communication skills to nonverbal individuals through 6 phases, starting with exchanging single pictures and progressing to more advanced skills like using modifiers. ProloQuo2Go is an app that speaks for nonverbal users by allowing them to select pictures. Dynavox/Tobii provides various communication devices based on needs. Other options mentioned include News-2-You lesson plans, Core Vocabulary boards, Eye-Com eye-pointing boards, and tablet apps like MegaBee using eye movements.
Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) PECS consists of six phases and begins by teaching an
individual to give a single picture of a desired item or
action to a “communicative partner” who immediately honors
the exchange as a request. The system goes on to teach
discrimination of pictures and how to put them together in
sentences. In the more advanced phases, individuals are
taught to use modifiers, answer questions and comment.
PECS is a way in which pictures are
used to communicate. This can be The primary goal of PECS is to teach functional used for non- or minimally verbal communication. Research has shown that some learners using children, but it can also be used to display an ongoing activity or PECS also develop speech. Others may transition to a speech schedule, such as in a classroom. generating device (SGD). ProloQuo2go This is an app that helps people who are unable to speak by speaking for them. The app is able to be personalized and uses a picture system which the user selects a picture for what they are trying to communicate. The app in the Apple store is $250, but it has a 5 star rating with 1600 reviews. Dynavox/Tobii Dynavox/Tobii is a company that provides communication devices for different needs. To the right is a snapshot of their website and how you can find the best device for different conditions, based on the need or desired outcome. Other Speech generating devices - News-2-you - Core Vocabulary Communication (CVC) Boards - EYE Com - MegaBee News-2-You ● monthly downloadable instructional thematic units of study ○ each of which contains up to 30 special education lesson plans with three levels of differentiated tasks to accommodate a diversity of learners ○ plus downloadable materials supporting classroom learning activities. ● Unique Learning System Post-Test Checkpoint Scores ○ administered at the beginning and end of each month to measure students’ level of knowledge before and after instruction ● Pictures and symbols are similar to PECs Core Vocab Communication (CVC) Boards ● CVCE is a way to improve FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION ● “Functional communication skills are forms of behavior that express needs, wants, feelings, and preferences that others can understand. When individuals learn functional communication skills, they are able to express themselves without resorting to challenging behavior or experiencing communication breakdown.” (American Speech-Language Hearing Association) ● Example of low-tech AAC ● There are a total of 9 different core vocabulary foldouts which have been designed to meet the needs of a range of communicators and fine motor abilities. Core Vocab Communication Boards ● Consists of: ○ Personal Core includes words that a person uses all of the time which aren’t included in the Core Word List ○ Overlap with fringe vocabulary ○ Individual to each person ● exchange based communication system consisting of a Communication Binder, Core Vocabulary Fold-out, Binder Inserts, and Communication Card. Eye Comm ● The Eye-Com board is a transparent acrylic board that is used as an eye- pointing system. ● The user indicates what he/she wants to say by looking at pictures or letters mounted on the board. Person on the other side of the board can understand the message by following eye movements. Mega Bee ● MegaBee is a tablet that uses eye movement and blinking as the method to select letters or phrases, which are then displayed on its screen. MegaBee in action
● is easy-to-use, and allows for quick, convenient
communication for the user. ● MegaBee does not require calibration and accommodates changes in head position or movement of the tablet. ● For students who are non-readers or have difficulty spelling, MegaBee can be used in Other Tablet/Smart Phone Apps The Apple store is a great place to find other communication assistance applications. These are just a few: iCommunicate - lets you design visual schedules, storyboards and other customizable ways to communicate iComm- Picture and voice communication aid for kids - but not super popular; only has 3 stars MyTalk Tools Mobile- Another app that uses pictures for communication - $99 in the app store, 4+ star rating Voice4U - picture based communication app - $60, 4+ star rating Works Cited ● https://pecsusa.com/pecs/ ● https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/What-is-the-Picture- Exchange-Communication-System-or-PECS ● http://www.pecs.com ● https://www.n2y.com ● https://aaclanguagelab.com/resources/news-2-you ● http://www.megabee.net/ ● http://www.acciinc.com/eye-com-board/ ● https://www.speechpathologygraduateprograms.org/2017/11/top -10-aac-augmentative-and-alternative-communication-devices/ ● https://www.friendshipcircle.org/blog/2011/02/07/7- assistive-communication-apps-in-the-ipad-app-store/