Communication Series
There are currently two titles in the Communication Series:
Communication for All Kids:
Using an Exchange Communication System in Your Classroom, Second Edition
Communication in All Curriculum Areas:
Embedding an Exchange Communication System in Learning Activities
The Picture Exchange Communication System or PECS was developed in the USA by Lori Frost and Alan Bondy. PECS was designed to teach nonverbal students with autism and
other disabilities how to initiate communication by requesting.
 Describes how three Australian special education authors implemented an exchange communication system in their classrooms. The book outlines how these teachers taught their students to make requests using symbolic exchange cards and how to make inexpensive materials - quickly!
As well as providing their personal experiences and case studies, the authors have included photographs of students using an exchange communication system, links to outcomes-based English curriculum, goals for IEPs and a recording sheet for student achievement and portfolios.
This book is useful for any teacher with one or more nonverbal students with autism or an intellectual disability.
Download a sample page (41kB PDF file) from this book.
 Embedding an Exchange Communication System in Learning Activities
This book describes how the authors embedded an exchange communication system, or PECS, into a variety of classroom activities across seven curriculum areas: Arts, English, Health & Physical Education, Mathematics, Science, Society & Environment and Technology & Enterprise.
The book includes:
- Generic instructions for embedding PECS into any lesson with a mixed-ability group, including classes with verbal and nonverbal students and students who use sign language to communicate;
- 40 detailed lesson plans suitable for a range of students, including pre-primary, primary and secondary students;
- A range of learning activities suitable for students of differing abilities, including those with high support needs;
- A section on how to make the link between PECS and early reading with more able students;
- Reproducible student worksheets based on the sentence structure of PECS;
- Links to outcomes-based English curriculum;
- Goals for Individual Education Plans (IEPs);
- A recording sheet to monitor student achievement and for use in student portfolios.
Download 2 sample pages (82kB PDF file) from this book.
References:
PECS: Frost, LA & Bondy, A (1994) The Picture Exchange Communication System. Cherry Hill, NJ: Pyramid Educational Consultants.
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