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PECS BASIC TRAINING - MARKHAM, ON August 29 & 30
01/06/2011
- is a unique augmentative/ alternative training package that teaches children and adults with autism and other communication deficits to initiate communication
- does not require complex or expensive materials
- is successful with children, adolescents and adults
- is successful with individuals who have a wide array of communicative, cognitive and physical difficulties (for example, Autism Spectrum Disorders, communication disorders, developmental disabilities, genetic syndromes, cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury, etc)
- is currently the most widely used intervention with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders worldwide
- is appropriate for use in educational, therapeutic/clinical, recreational and home settings
- The key Pyramid components to designing effective educational environments
- Strategies to create an abundance of opportunities for communication
- The relationship between PECS and traditional communication training approaches
- How to implement all six Phases of PECS (including attributes) with target individuals using a behavior analytic orientation
- The criteria for transitioning from PECS to other communication modalities
R+ Reminder - Iphone and Ipad App
27/01/2011
R+ Remind™
Interested in an app that helps you remember to reinforce good behavior?
Pyramid Educational Consultants is thrilled to announce the release of our newest app for use on Apple® iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, R+ Remind™! This app is perfect for use in busy classrooms to remind all staff to catch your learners "being good!" It was created using research in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and from extensive input from busy educators. R+ Remind™ is a quick and easy way to help educators remember to reinforce good behavior!
To use R+ Remind™, simply open the app, select the average interval time desired and tap “start.” A tone unique to each interval sounds at a variable rate so that you can pause what you’re doing and reinforce a new behavior, the lack of a targeted behavior or even an existing behavior. Each tone is activated on a randomized, variable schedule (the 3-minute tones sounds on average every 3 minutes). R+ Remind™ allows the user to choose from 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10 and 15-minute intervals and includes a countdown, allowing the user to glance at the screen to know when the next tone will sound.
R+ Remind™ is now available and can be purchased through Apple® iTunes App Stores worldwide for download on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch! For more information about R+ Remind™, please visit the Apple iTunes App Store and search for “R+ Remind” or contact us at aumpleby@pecs.com.
PICS FOR PECS 2011 Available!
23/12/2010
Pics for PECS™ 2011© Over 2600 images! $60
Our Pics for PECS™ images support both expressive and receptive AAC systems and are
appropriate for all ages. In addition to making pictures for PECS Communication Books, Pics for PECS™ can be used to create printed communication boards, schedules, literacy activities, visual supports and overlays for speech generating devices. The high resolution jpg images can be enlarged to a full page with no loss of clarity and can be used in any software that supports jpg images.
New on Pics for PECS™ 2011©! This year, we continue to expand the range of our global
pictures, so included in the over 200 new images, you will find “espresso”, “espresso cup” and “wasabi”. We also added pictures for your calendars and more images for health-related activities. Included on the CD are directions for use and a complete picture dictionary of all the images.
To order Pics for PECS 2011, go to www.pecs-canada.com/catalog
Group Discounts for PECS Trainings
23/09/2010
• Registration per person - $400
• Each registrant will receive a 2009 / 2010 version of the Pics for PECS CD. This CD contains 100’s of pictures of commonly requested items (a $50.00 value). The Pics for PECS CD is compatible on all Windows and Mac operating systems and may be used to produce colourful pictures of the objects most requested by students.
• The School Board/Organization will receive one “Introduction to PECS DVD”.
Groups of Fifteen or more :
• Registration per person - $350
• Each registrant will receive a 2009 / 2010 version of the Pics for PECS CD. This CD contains 100’s of pictures of commonly requested items (a $50.00 value). The Pics for PECS CD is compatible on all Windows and Mac operating systems and may be used to produce colourful pictures of the objects most requested by students.
• The School Board/Organization will receive one “Introduction to PECS DVD”.
• The School Board/Organization will also receive one copy of the Empower! Book and CD (a $54.00 value). EMPOWER! It’s the book every education professional needs to work effectively with children on the autism spectrum or with limited communication skills in a classroom environment. It provides the tools to quickly and efficiently transform the classroom into a total communication environment
PICS FOR PECS 2010 ON SALE!
17/12/2009
PICS for PECS 2010 CD
Our PICS for PECS 2010, normally $60 is on sale for $50 while quantities last.
For more info and to order go to www.pecs-canada.com/catalog