PECS Two-Week Intensive Summer Program 2008

This intensive Two-week session is ideal for families seeking intensive summer communication programming using the Picture Exchange Communication System. Each session will meet for six hours per day, five days per week for two weeks. The program is designed for students needing comprehensive and intensive functional communication intervention. The emphasis will be on teaching children to communicate within functional routines. This program is ideal for students who need to develop functional communication skills and who are new to “group” instruction. This includes children who have been receiving instruction in an individual format or who have not been successful in-group settings. Each student’s current communicative repertoire will be assessed so that specific skill deficits can be addressed. After baseline data is collected specific goals for camp will be developed for each student. The instructional methodology will encompass strategies of applied behavior analysis with an emphasis on “reinforcer first” strategies. Parents will have opportunities to observe their child and will receive a comprehensive report at the end of the session .

Total Contact Hours: Two week sessions (10 Days), 6 Hours per day

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Where Summer Program is held:

Contact Pyramid business office at: 888-732-7462
or e-mail pyramid@pecs.com

Be sure to check out our Summer Program in Greece!

Who is appropriate:

• Children between the ages of two and six, who are having a difficult time communicating and have not been exposed to PECS
• Children who already use PECS as a Functional Communication system and are ready for expanding PECS skills
• Children Who have been exposed to PECS and are having difficulties discriminating or with other skills
• Children Who have autism spectrum disorder or a syndrome resulting in communication difficulties

Instructional Methods:

• All programming will utilize the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis and will include:
• PECS – The Picture Exchange Communication System
• Distributed discrete trial instructionv Sequential task instruction and Incidental language training
• Functional routine training

Potential Communication Objectives:

• Request preferred items/activities
• Answer yes/no to “Do you want?”
• Request assistance
• Request a “break”
• Respond to “wait”
• Respond to greetings
• Use of descriptive concepts
• Functional direction following
• Follow a visual schedule
• Request items needed to complete a task
• Comment on environmental events and activities

Group Skills:

• Sit with peers
• Follow individual vs. group directions
• Sing/perform songs and fingerplays with peers

Package Details:

• Two-weeks of Intensive Communication Training for Camper
• PECS Communication Binder and PECS 151 Pictures
• Three days of PECS Training for Parents
• Picture Exchange Communication System Manual
• Comprehensive Progress Report after camp: Parent – Teacher conference during second week
• Parent Observation of classroom (may vary based on location)

Cost of Summer Program: $3,100.00

$300.00 application fee refundable if student is not appropriate for Summer Program based on administrative decision by May 15, 2008. This fee will be applied to Summer Program tuition if accepted.

To receive $200 off cost of Summer Program, register by March 1, 2008!

Forms: In-depth Application and Screening questionnaire

Products: Picture Exchange Communication System Manual, PECS 151 Pictures, PECS Communication Binder

Notes/ Reports: Comprehensive Progress Report

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