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PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System) & The Pyramid Approach to Education

October 2010 - December 2011

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2011 products

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2011 products

Pyramid ProductsPyramid Educational Consultants is the premier source for products to use with PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System™) and the Pyramid Approach to Education.

Our goal is to provide products that will enable students to communicate throughout their lives. Lori Frost, M.S., CCC-SLP, co-founder of Pyramid Educational Consultants, continues to design functional communication products and visual aids that will enhance the lives of students and the professionals and families who work with them. For the latest in products and the availability of new products, please visit our website at www.pecs.com.

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Pyramid Educational Consultants is a vocational training site for students from the Delaware Autism Program (Brennen School). These students learn valuable work skills in a diverse environment so that they are better prepared for joining the community work force.

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Product prices are effective October 1, 2010 through August 31, 2011. All product information and pricing is subject to change without notice.

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An Introduction to PECS DVD

This 26-minute DVD provides an overview of the benefits of using PECS. It portrays examples of each training phase within PECS in school, home, and community settings with a variety of communicative partners. The award-winning video is an introduction to PECS and is not a training video. For information on comprehensive training, flip this catalog over to the workshops section.

An Introduction to PECS DVD

DVD $59

PECS Training ManualThe Picture Exchange Communication System Training Manual, 2nd Edition by Lori Frost, M.S., CCC-SLP and Andy Bondy, Ph.D., 2002, 396 pages

The 2nd edition of this very popular Training Manual provides comprehensive instruction in implementing the Picture Exchange Communication System™. Developed by Lori Frost and Andy Bondy, the goal of PECS is to provide individuals with an effective and functional method of communication. The training manual begins with a description of the Pyramid Approach to Education, which is the foundation for creating all PECS lessons. A detailed chapter on functional communication follows. Each of the 6 training phases is described according to rationale, training steps, frequently asked questions, helpful hints and sample data sheets. Extensive appendices provide reproducible evaluation forms, data sheets, reinforcer worksheets, and communication programming worksheets. The PECS Training Manual has over 300,000 copies in print and is available in 11 languages. Visit www.pecs.com for information on availability in other languages. Includes PECS Data Forms CD*.

The PECS Training Manual (English) PTM $69

The PECS Training Manual (Spanish) PTM-SPA $69

*PECS Data Forms CD is also available for download ($10) at www.pecs.com

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Universal NO SymbolsHow to say “NO” and live to tell about it. One powerful visual strategy is the Universal ‘NO’ Symbol. These clear plastic symbols come in two sizes ( 1” and 13/4”) and stick to your laminated symbols to signal that the item/activity is currently not available. The learner can see the original picture through this symbol. Remove the symbol when the item/activity is available. Re-use them as often as you need! This set includes 15 1” symbols and 15 13/4” symbols.

Universal NO Symbols UNO $15

These picture-ready PECS Communication Books are made of a thick poly plastic material that is smooth to the touch, yet extremely durable. Hook (rough) Velcro® strips are included for self assembly so you can customize your books. Custom books with loop (soft) Velcro® strips are available upon request.

PECS Communication Books

The Small PECS Communication Book is a 6-ring binder, perfect for students who use 1” x 1” pictures to communicate or who have a smaller vocabulary of large pictures. Includes two Small Insert Pages, a Small Sentence Strip™ and hook Velcro®. Features spine-attached rings so hook on one of our Communication Book Straps, and the book becomes easily portable. Pictures not included. Small PECS Communication Book (7 1/4” x 61/4”): SCB $33

The Mini PECS Communication Book is a 2-ring binder, perfect for carrying in a pocket book, waist pack or your back pocket. Each mini book closes securely and comes with three Mini Insert Pages, a Mini Sentence Strip™ and hook Velcro®. Pictures not included.

Mini PECS Communication Book (4” x 5”): MCB $26

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The Large PECS Communication Book is a 3-ring binder that is great as a first book for new PECS users. Includes two Large Insert Pages, one Large Sentence Strip™, and hook Velcro®. Features spine-attached rings so hook on one of our Communication Book Straps, and the book becomes easily portable. Pictures not included. Available for delivery to training workshops! (See page 14 in the workshops section)

Large PECS Communication Book (101/4” x 91/4”): LCB $35

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Mini Insert Page (41/2” x 3”) - Sold Individually. The Mini Insert Page is non-tabbed. MIPG $4

Sentence Strip™: Large (8” x 2”): LSEN $5 | Small (6” x 1”): SSEN $4

Mini (41/2” x 1”): MSEN $3

All insert pages and Sentence Strips™ are made of a thick poly plastic material that is smooth to the touch, yet extremely durable. Hook (rough) Velcro® strips are included for self assembly so you can customize your pages. Large and Small insert pages are only available in a set of six. Each set includes an assortment of colors and has uniquely located color-coded tabs for easy page turning.

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Velcro®

Do you need extra Velcro® for your PECS products? Pyramid offers 3/8” wide white, self-adhesive Velcro® for purchase by the yard. Specify hook (the rough side) or loop (the soft side). Available in quantities as small as 1 yard and as large as you need!

Velcro® (hook or loop) VEL-H (hook) and VEL-L (loop) $1.65/yard

Large Insert Pages (81/2” x 61/2”) - Set of 6: LIPG-6 $32

Small Insert Pages (61/2” x 31/2”) - Set of 6: SIPG-6 $27

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The 3/4” wide x 36” long Book Strap provides a handle for our PECS Communication Books so that they can be hung on a hook, on the back of a chair, or carried over the shoulder. Features swivel hooks on each end for easy attachment.

Communication Book Strap STR $7

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Pics for PECS™ 2011© CD11 $56

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PECS 151TM - Revised

PECS 151™ Set of 1” x 1” Pictures S151 $37

PECS 151™ Set of 13/4” x 13/4” Pictures L151 $37

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. This year, we continue to expand the range of our global pictures, so included in the over 200 new images, you’ll 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. Please visit www.pecs.com for availability in the following languages: Spanish, French, Italian, German and Japanese.

Pics for PECS™ 2011© NEW!

This set of pictures is a collection of some of the most commonly used pictures for PECS. We compiled this list over several years by tracking the picture vocabulary development of hundreds of new PECS users. Our generic, non-specific pictures are perfect for combining with attributes for precise requests or comments and include Sentence Starters™ and beginning attribute icons. To save you valuable time, our full color pictures come printed on rigid paper and are laminated with a 5ml film for added durability! Loop Velcoins® are included to apply to the back of your pictures.

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Over 2,600 images!

Pics for PECS™ 2011 Upgrade© - available for download at www.pecs.com Do you have the Pics for PECS™ 2010© CD and want access to the latest images included on the Pics for PECS™ 2011© CD? Get the newest Pics for PECS™ images for a fraction of the price in just a matter of minutes! The upgrade includes over 200 new images to complete your Pics for PECS™ collection. Some new images in the 2011 upgrade include ‘espresso’ , ‘wasabi’, ‘smart phone’, ‘reflection’, and

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‘headache’. The package includes the new 2011 images, a comprehensive picture dictionary and wordlist. This product is available for download only and is great for customers who currently own the Pics for PECS™ 2010© CD and wish to purchase only the newest 200+ images.

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Discrimination Training AlternativesDVD Modules 1, 2 & 3

PECS Starter Kit

Are you new at PECS? We’ve assembled this Starter Kit to include everything you need to begin PECS including the PECS Training Manual, 2nd Edition (see page 3), a Large PECS Communication Book (see page 5), and the current Pics for PECS™ CD (see page 6). Pictures displayed are taken from Pics for PECS™.

PECS Starter Kit (with 2011 CD)PSK11 $149

This set is a must for any professional or personal resource library. Picture discrimination is necessary to increase independence in any environment. This DVD series provides instructors and par-ents with a valuable tool to achieve this goal! Phase III of PECS teaches picture discrimination within a functional, rein-forcing context. These modules target alternative discrimination strategies to utilize if your learner has not mastered Phase IIIA. The series reviews the teach-ing protocol for Phase IIIA and the 4-steperror correction procedure. Throughout the DVDs, instructors and parents will learn alterna-tive strategies that are easy to implement and require very little preparation. We discuss and demonstrate three “orientation” strategies to help learners who are not looking at the pictures, provide examples of ways to visually modify the symbols, and discuss successful strategies for visually impaired individuals.

All 3 DVD Modules DTA-SET $89

PECS Starter Kit (with 2010 CD) PSK10 $142 while supplies last!

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Color Container Activity

The Color Container Activity kit comes with 6 boxes (8” x 8”), six durable plastic sheets in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple to fasten to the lids, an Activity Board with hook Velcro®, a Large Sentence Strip™, laminated 1¾” pictures, Velcoins® for the pictures and a detailed lesson plan. Eventually you can add your own box-toppers to teach many more concepts with this container lesson. Activity Board may vary in color.

Color Container Activity CCA $33

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The first in our series of PECS Story Books, My Favorite Things is a fun, interactive book for learners who use PECS or other visual strategies. Learners and their reading partners can read this book together and discuss their favorite animals, toys, snacks, colors and much more! We include all the pictures and Velcro® you’ll need, along with a lesson plan for lots of enjoyable and cooperative reading.

My Favorite Things Book

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Seat Sack™

What a great way to keep PECS Communication Books, visual reinforcement cards, and reinforcers organized! Slip a Seat Sack™ over the back of your learner’s chair and have all of these crucial materials always available in its unique integrated pockets. Seat Sacks™ are personalized for Pyramid with a “This is my stuff” Sentence Strip™ graphic and are made of sturdy poly/cotton flame retardant fabric. Order one for each student and customize it in the write-on space. Easily accommodates a large PECS Communication Book and fits up to a 17” wide chairback.

Standard Seat Sack™ SSSK $9.50Seat Sack™ colors:

Size Container Activity

To teach the concepts of “big” and “little,” we offer three boxes that are identical except for size. The medium-sized box (6” x 6”) can be paired with the large box (8” x 8”) to teach the concept of “small,” or the medium box can be paired with the small box (4” x 4”) to teach the concept of “big.” Also included are the Activity Board with hook Velcro®, a Large Sentence Strip™, laminated 1¾” pictures, Velcoins® for the pictures, and a detailed lesson plan. Activity Board may vary in color.

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Song Activity Kit

Circle and music time are perfect for incorporating PECS requests and comments. We’ve assembled everything you need to incorporate PECS into 5 popular songs. We include animals for each song. For Itsy Bitsy Spider: a friendly hand puppet spider your learners will love. For 5 Little Ducks: 5 yellow plastic ducks you also can use during water play. For Green and Speckled Frogs: we hand paint different colored speckles on each plastic frog so you can incorporate color requests. For Teasing Mr. Alligator: 5 poseable monkeys in 5 different colors. For Old MacDonald: 5 beanie farm animals. We also include an Activity Board with hook Velcro®, a Large Sentence Strip™, all the 1¾” laminated pictures you’ll need for requesting, commenting, and attribute lessons for each song. We also include a variety of Sentence Starters™, Velcoins® and a detailed lesson plan with expansion activities. Not intended for independent play. Activity Board may vary in color. Selection subject to change depending on availability.

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Story Book ActivityMany of you have asked about adapting your favorite books for PECS use. Books with repeated lines and predictable stories are great for PECS activities because the repetition and predictability provide a functional context for multiple opportunities for requesting or commenting. We’ve developed five Story Book Kits for several books we think are perfect. Each kit includes an Activity Board with hook Velcro®, a Large Sentence Strip™, and all the laminated 1¾” pictures for both requesting and commenting activities, including a variety of Sentence Starters™. Activity Board may vary in color. (Books not included)

All Five Story Book Activities SBA5 $54

Caterpillar Story Book Activity

SBAC $12

Zoo Story Book Activity SBAZ $12

Polar Bear Story Book Activity

SBAP $12

Brown Bear Story Book ActivitySBAB $12

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Activity BinderNeed a place to store all of your PECS Activity Boards? The Activity Binder is perfect! The binder opens to an easel format that is great for tabletop, counter-top or floor time activities. The pictures are easily accessible to several learners for group activities. The durable binder easily holds six to eight Activity Boards so that your PECS activities are always accessible. Includes two Activity Boards with hook Velcro® and one Large Sentence Strip™. (Pictures not included)

Dimensions: 111/2” x 11”

Activity Binder BIN $44

Extra Activity Board (see page 12) ACB $10

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Theme-based beanbags for learners to hold and explore. Each bag contains several hidden objects that encourage fine-motor manipulation and commenting. With help from a teacher, learners poke, prod and shake the bags, and as the pellets shift, new objects are revealed in the see-through window. With each ever-changing glimpse, learners can use the included Activity Board and pictures to comment on what they see. Each kit contains a beanbag made of soft velour, 15 different items in each beanbag, an Activity Board with hook Velcro® to use with the corresponding vocabulary, Sentence Starters™, a Large Sentence Strip™ and a detailed activity plan with expansion activities. Selection subject to change depending on availability.

Find-It Beanbags

Food Find-It Beanbag ActivityFFBA $25

Animal Find-It Beanbag Activity AFBA $25

Special offer! Buy both and save Find-It Beanbag Activities Set

FBA2 $44

Dimensions: 7” x 5” (Colors may vary)

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Photo Surprise Activity Kit

This kit contains everything you’ll need for a fun, changeable PECS Phase VI commenting activity. Stack up to 30 pictures in the frame and pull the handle to switch from picture to picture. Change the pictures or switch their order so that the next picture is always a surprise. This kit includes the magic picture frame, two different pictures of 29 common objects, an Activity Board with hook Velcro®, a Large Sentence Strip™, and all the object and Sentence Starter™ icons needed. Also included is a CD of the 58 pictures.

Photo Surprise Activity Kit PSA $49

Activity BoardThis versatile, 3-hole punched, durable poly plastic sheet is perfect for structured attribute or commenting lessons. In both the home and classroom, it can be posted in a variety of locations as choice boards or topic boards for all those incidental opportunities for requesting and commenting that arise during the day. The 81/2” x 11” board includes hook Velcro® and a Large Sentence Strip™. Ideal for storing in the Activity Binder (see page 13). Pictures not included.

Activity Board ACB $10

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Photo Frame (only) PFR $18

The magic photo frame is also available for individual purchase at a great price of $18! Load your own photos (approximately 4” x 6”) and change them as often as you like! Photo frame may vary in color.

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The Pyramid Approach to Education in Autism

The Pyramid Approach to Education in Autism by Andy Bondy, Ph.D. and Beth Sulzer-Azaroff, Ph.D., 2002, 236 pages.

The Pyramid Approach to Education in Autism presents Bondy’s integrative approach to teaching people across the autism spectrum, and within any learning environment. The authors combine their acumen and experience in this edition to further clarify and refine for readers a wide array of strategies necessary to create effective lessons. This book is designed to guide teachers, other professionals, and parents toward asking the right questions and design-ing constructive answers as they develop powerful home, school and community-based educational programs. The Pyramid Approach allows readers previously frustrated by marginal student learning to find answers to many of their questions. It straightforwardly recommends how and where to begin to teach and methods for following through for greater success and instructional satisfaction.

The Pyramid Approach to Education in Autism PAE $39Available for delivery to training workshops! (See page 14 in the workshops section)

Autism 24/7

Autism 24/7by Andy Bondy, Ph.D. and Lori Frost, M.S., CCC-SLP, 2009, 169 pages. If your son or daughter is over-stimulated by noisy places or has trouble communicating or interacting with people, then everyday activities like going to the playground or helping out with household chores may seem outside your child’s repertoire. Authors Bondy and Frost, the founders of the award-winning Pyramid Approach to educating individuals with autism, show how it is possible to keep family life running smoothly and teach an individual with autism to participate in important and routine family activities at home and in the neighborhood. Their teaching strategies can be used during the course of everyday life without making too many adjustments or converting your home into a school. In a reassuring, easy-to-read style, Autism 24/7 encour-ages parents to pinpoint times when their child’s behavior or lack of skills seems to interfere with family functioning. This step helps identify what to teach your child and what goals to set.

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Study QuestionsStudy Questions, Laboratory, and Field Activities by Beth Sulzer-Azaroff, Ph.D., Richard K. Fleming, Ph.D. and Sonia Mashikian, M.A., 2003, 144 pages.

Study Questions, Laboratory and Field Activities to Accompany the Pyramid Approach to Education in Autism provides a wide array of “study questions” keyed to every key concept in the Pyramid volume. Newcomers to the approach will learn to perform the skills proficiently by participating in carefully designed and tested simulations under “laboratory” conditions as well as under guidance, within actual field settings. Read; study; learn; practice; succeed.

Study Questions, Laboratory and Field Activities SQL $17

Lesson PlansLesson Plans for Young Children Edited by Andy Bondy, Ph.D., with contributions by Kate Dickey, Sarah Buswell, and Beth Sulzer-Azaroff, Ph.D. 2002, 127 pages.

This manual is the perfect resource for any individual who instructs learners. It contains close to 100 ready-to-use lesson plans to teach learners skills in the following life areas: school-based, communication, self-help, social, domestic, recreation/leisure, and community-based skills. This manual also assists teachers in writing additional lesson plans within the Pyramid Approach to Education framework by providing detailed explanations and examples. Each lesson was developed by teachers and specialists experienced in teaching learners with special needs.

This complete version is also available for download at www.pecs.com.

Lesson Plans for Young Children LPY $27Visit www.pecs.com for

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Verbal BehaviorVerbal Behaviorby B.F. Skinner, 1958, Soft Cover, 478 pages.

This book laid the foundation for the development of the PECS training protocol. The book presents a systematic functional analysis of language based on the principles of learning. Skinner proposes that verbal behavior requires an analysis separate from other behavior because it does not operate on the environment directly, but rather through other people in a verbal community. He describes several parts of communication defined by their relationship to specific antecedents and consequences, from the simplest features of language to its most complicated aspects. He also stresses that verbal behavior is defined by its function, not by its form- thus, for example, PECS permits any user to engage in verbal behavior.Read the chapter by Andy Bondy in the PECS Training Manual, 2nd edition, (page 3) for a thorough discussion on PECS and Verbal Behavior and attend our workshop: Analyzing and Fine Tuning Communication.

Verbal Behavior VBB $25

A Picture’s WorthA Picture’s Worth: PECS and Other Visual Communication Strategies in Autism by Andy Bondy, Ph.D., and Lori Frost, M.S., CCC-SLP, 2002, 150 pages, 25 photos.

Written by our very own Andy Bondy and Lori Frost, this book examines the value of nonverbal communication strategies for individuals with autism, and describes the Picture Exchange Communication System™ (PECS). After a thorough review of verbal communication development, A Picture’s Worth explains how autism affects the acquisition and progression of those skills. Without the ability to express themselves, individuals with autism experience a high level of frustration, which is the root cause of many undesirable behaviors. The book explores the relationship between behavior and communication, teaching parents how to recognize patterns in their own learner’s behavior and when to begin a visual communication program such as PECS. Bondy and Frost describe the six phases of training in PECS and provide many real-life case studies, along with a complete series of lessons, from beginner to more advanced PECS techniques.

A Picture’s Worth: PECS and Other Visual Communication Strategies in Autism APW $16.95

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Empower! Book and CD

EMPOWER! Book and CD by Beth A, Soeder, M.A., CCC-SLPand Catharine M. Critz, Ph.D., CPNP, 2003, 166 pages.

EMPOWER! is the book every education professional needs to work effectively with individuals on the autism spectrum or with limited communication skills. It provides the tools to quickly and efficiently transform the classroom into a total communication environment. The book and CD contain pre-made classroom labels, picture boards, schedule boards, picture symbol placemats, circle time enhancements, lesson theme boards and carry over lessons for use at home with parents. The need for additional “prep work” has been completely removed as this effective resource contains simple directions and modifications for all learner levels, along with resources in PDF format for ease of printing! Empower! Book and CD EMP $39

Welcome to School Welcome to School - Helping Friends With Autism by Melanie Barrette, illustrated by David Crestan, photography by Jennifer Newton and Colin James, 2005, 16 pages.

This delightful and beautifully illustrated book features a boy with Autism Spectrum Disorder and is perfect for preschool teachers, primary teachers, support staff and parents to help young children understand their peers with autism. Welcome to School highlights its star’s use of the Picture Exchange Communication System™, visual aids, and teaches students to understand behaviors and how they can help their friends with autism. This book makes a great waiting room book for your doctor’s or dentist’s office or a great addition to any early childhood or daycare classroom.

Welcome to School WTS $9

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Instructors who use Differential Reinforcement Systems will find these CDs essential. Pop a CD into your CD player, select the track according to the interval you need, and repeat the track for a continuous reminder to catch your learners “being good!” CD #1 has 1, 2, 3, and 5-minute intervals. CD #2 has 7 and 10-minute intervals. CD #3 has 15-minute intervals. Each track plays a distinct tone so that you can play more than one CD at a time for learners needing different intervals and recognize which interval is sounding. Each tone is activated on a randomized, variable schedule (the three-minute tone sounds on average every three minutes). These tones also are a great tool for instructors who are teaching individuals to monitor their own behavior.

Audio Reinforcement Reminder Tones CDs (set of 3) ACD $30

Audio Reinforcement Reminder Tones CD

Show and Go – School Pack

Are you teaching someone to respond to visual directions (as described in the Pyramid Approach to Education and the PECS Training Manual)? Are you using visual prompts to teach direction following? If so, then this set is perfect for you! We polled educators around the world and have created a set of 10 of the most commonly used directions in a classroom setting. The directions are from our Pics for PECS™ collection and are printed on virtually indestructible plastic and joined on a ring. We include one blank card for you to add a direction or to store tokens. Add our Lanyard and wear this around your neck for quick, always-available access (see page 20).

Show and Go - School Pack SGSP $19.95

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Where Are We Going? Book Series

The Where Are We Going? book series is designed to help young children with or without developmental delays, feel successful, more relaxed, and more engaged in a community activity. This is accomplished using the Tell and Show Before You Go™ method of teaching, a simple story theme, 16 pages of color photographs, and picture symbols. The books involve and entertain while teaching the child appropriate social behavior, promoting verbal and non-verbal language, and sequencing the transitions in a community activity. Strategies related to each book’s theme are provided to facilitate using the Tell and Show Before You Go™ method of teaching and interactive reading.

Where Are We Going?... To The DoctorWDR $13.95

Where Are We Going?... To The DentistWDS $13.95

Where Are We Going?... To The Hair SalonWHS $13.95

Where Are We Going?... To The RestaurantWRS $13.95

Where Are We Going?... To The Grocery StoreWGS $13.95

All Five Where Are We Going? Books WAWG5 $64

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Complete Visual Reinforcement System Set

This set provides students with a visual reminder of potential reinforcers available for staying on task and focusing on the lesson. Two sizes of reinforcement (token) systems are included. When first introducing the system it is recommended to begin with the larger size (6” x 43/4”). It starts with just one token (and increases to five). The smaller size (41/2” x 21/4”) starts with three tokens (and increases to five). An informative brochure outlining how to use the Complete Visual Reinforcement System will accompany your order.

Each set of reinforcer cards comes complete with Velcoins® (both hook and loop dots) and a supply of tokens. You may use the tokens we provide or any other type of token you deem appropriate for your learners. Also included are 10 break cards, one wait card, and one help card. (Tokens may vary from those pictured, and may present a choking hazard.) Pictures not included. Complete Visual Reinforcement System Set CVR $54 Available for delivery to training workshops! (See page 14 in the workshops section)

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Lanyard LAN $3

Our PECS-imprinted lanyard offers comfortable wearing in durable polyester and includes metal crimp and metal split-ring to attach your badge holder, keys, or our Show and Go (See page 19)!

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Add pictures, and our popular, easy-to-use Schedule Board Kit has everything you will need to create a learner’s schedule. The 40” x 6” very durable board includes hook Velcro®, a “Current Activity” section at the top, and a roomy “finished” box at the bottom, two choice cards that correspond with the two 81/2” by 11” color-coded Choice Boards. Also included are detailed directions on the Pyramid Approach to teaching picture-based direction following and using a schedule. Choice Boards and cards may vary in color. (Pictures not included)

Schedule Board Kit

Mini Schedule Our Mini Schedule can be carried from activity to activity and can be hung vertically or horizontally. The “finished” box is detachable so you can put it in whatever location best suits your learner! The mini schedule measures 14” x 3” when opened and folds in half and latches closed for easy carrying. (Pictures not included)

Mini Schedule MSB $15

Schedule Board Kit SBK $49.50

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Compact/Traveling Schedule Board

The Compact/Traveling Schedule Board is the perfect size for use in schools, home or the community. The Schedule Board may be used to support learners during transitions from class to class or activity to activity in a school or center, or used in the home environment when moving from room to room, or outside to inside. The discreet size of the schedule also makes it the perfect tool for adolescents and adults when working on the job or traveling in the community. Folds to a compact 3”x 3” x 1/2”, extends 18” x 3”. Includes 1/2 “ hook Velcoins®. (Pictures not included.)

Compact/Traveling Schedule Board CSB $11

Schedule Pictures

This set includes 84 icons depicting everyday school, home, and community activities. The pictures are 21/2” x 21/2” and include two “choice” icons. The symbols are perfect for use with our durable, mountable schedule boards. All of our pictures are printed in full color on heavy stock paper. We laminate with 5 ml film for added durability and include loop Velcoins® for each picture.

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Break, Wait, and Help Cards All cards are made of a durable polyplastic material to withstand heavy use.

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We found these fantastic digital bookmarks for learners’ activity schedules. Activity schedules are used to indicate the specific activities and order of activities to be finished within a particular lesson. For example, a learner’s goal might be to complete several cleaning tasks in the kitchen, worksheets during class, or exercises during a physical education class within a specified time period. The timer promotes independent completion of the activities within a time period programmed by the teacher. The teacher reinforces the completion of all activities within the specified time and gradually reduces the time allowed until the learner reaches the final goal! We add a strip of hook Velcro® so that you can add your own pictures. At the top of these durable plastic strips is a digital clock powered by an included, replaceable watch battery. Choose to set a countdown timer with alarm that alerts learners when their time is up or set the cumulative timer to store time over multiple activities. (Pictures not included)Dimensions: 1¾” x 7¾”

Timed Activity Schedule TAS $9

Break Cards (set of 10): Everyone needs a way to request a break. The 2“ x 11/2“ Break Cards are an excellent way to teach all learners a calm way to do so. We include loop Velcoins® to attach wherever needed and an instructional pamphlet.

Wait Card: Andy Bondy and Lori Frost have developed this 51/2“ x 5“ card and a method of teaching the concept of waiting with visual support. Learners are handed the card when they are asked to wait. The card acts as a promissory note for the item/activity requested or anticipated.

Help Card: A companion to our Break and Wait Cards, the 2” x 3” Help Card is designed to provide a functional way for students to request help in a calm manner. An instructional pamphlet is included with this durable hand-shaped card.

Help Card: HLP $5

Mini Set: Set includes five 11/4“ x 1/2“ Break Cards, two 1” x 11/4“ Help Cards, two 13/4“ x 1“ Wait Cards, loop Velcoins® and an instructional pamphlet.

Mini Set: MHB $12.50

Wait Card: WAI $7

Break Cards (set of 10): BRK $15

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Large PECS Communication Book - $35 see page 5 in the products section

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.Schedule Board Kit - $49.50 see page 21 in the products section

Complete Visual Reinforcement System Set - $54 see page 20 in the products section

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Study Guide: Creating Effective Learning Environments Using the Pyramid Approach to Education

Self-Study Package $295

The creators of PECS are now offering you an opportunity to learn all you ever wanted to know about teaching students with developmental disabilities. This self-study allows you to work at your own pace to read the Pyramid Approach to Education book and complete the study guide filled with practical questions. Participants will focus on the review of essential elements in creating an effective educational environment for learners with developmental disabilities. Specific topics include functional activities, reinforcement, communication, contextually inappropriate behaviors, generalization, lesson formats, error correction, teaching strategies and data collection/analysis. Completion of the study guide allows reflection and implementation of all concepts highlighted within the text.

Benefits of this self-study:

• Participants will read about practical strategies that can easily be incorporated into any setting.

• Many realistic and practical examples for effective teaching are included in the Pyramid book.

• The study guide allows for reflection and immediate implementation of concepts.

• Participants are able to complete this self-study activity at their own pace (up to 6 months to complete).

• This course offers 2.4 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level; Professional Area) – this fulfills the majority of the requirements of ASHA membership renewal!

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Pyramid Approach Basic Training: • Professional Registration $395 • Parent Registration $295

Teaching Critical Communication Skills:• Professional Registration $275 • Parent Registration $175

Guide to Managing Challenging Behaviors:• Professional Registration $275 • Parent Registration $175

The Language of Emotions:• Professional Registration $275 • Parent Registration $175

Analyzing & Fine Tuning Communication:• Professional Registration $275 • Parent Registration $175

$35 Large PECS Communication Book

$39 Pyramid Approach to Education in Autism

$56 Pics for PECS™ 2011© CD (available Jan 1, 2011)

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The Language of Emotions presented by Andy Bondy, Ph.D.

Professional $275 · Parent $175

B.F. Skinner provided an important guide to the analysis of language in his book, Verbal Behavior. In this book, he stresses the critical value of focusing on the function of various aspects of communication. His analysis includes a very interesting section on what he termed ‘private events’. That is, how do we learn to talk about things that happen inside of us? In this workshop, we will review traditional approaches to teaching children with autism to communicate about their emotions as well as respond to such language from other people. Participants will be asked to consider how they currently teach various lessons related to emotions and then to plan to incorporate Skinner’s analysis into the design of effective lessons. These lessons may involve very young children, teenagers, or adults who continue to have difficulty with this topic. We also will look at a very important part of language that helps communicative partners better understand the perspective of someone who is attempting to communicate. We will review why this area is so difficult for those with autism and suggest teaching strategies that may lead to successful acquisition of these complex language skills.

Agenda: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Registration time 7:30 AM to 8:00 AMPlease contact Pyramid Business Office for CEU Information

What You Will Learn: • To describe how children typically learn to comment about ‘private events’. • The type of information adults respond to when teaching children to tell us about their emotions, and what may be missing for children with autism. • How to both take advantage of existing emotional displays and how to create situations that are likely to induce such feelings. • Why it is not really easy to teach ‘really’.

Tuition Includes: • Detailed handouts with space for note-taking • Certificate of Attendance • Continental breakfast • ASHA CEUs are available

The Language of Emotions dates and locations:

CALIFORNIAAnahiem - September 19, 2011

PENNSYLVANIAPhiladelphia - April 13, 2011

Both of these workshops are presented by: Andy Bondy, Ph.D.

Learn why traditional approaches to teaching ‘the language of emotions’ may not be effective and how they can be improved.

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Agenda: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Analyzing & Fine Tuning Communication dates and locations:


This training will introduce attendees to B.F. Skinner’s anaylsis of language (Verbal Behavior) and its acquisition, independent of modality. This presentation will highlight key functional language units as well as describe complex cases seen in many language lessons. Issues related to emotions and other hard-to-learn language concepts for individuals with autism will also be addressed.

Participants will learn about B.F. Skinner’s book, Verbal Behavior (VB), and how it can help improve their communication training programs for individuals with various learning and developmental disabilities. Participants will learn how to identify and teach VB in classrooms, homes and the community. Skinner was explicit that this type of analysis is helpful regardless of the modality of communication selected- speech, sign, pictures (including the Picture Exchange Communication System™), reading/writing, or other augmentative systems. The workshop describes Skinner’s core language functions, each defined in terms of its functional relevance. In addition, this workshop uniquely addresses how to identify complex verbal operants, demonstrating how seemingly subtle changes in our teaching strategy may result in significant differences regarding what individuals learn. Participants will learn how an understanding of how to identify these complex verbal functions can lead to improvements in teaching strategies no matter which modality is selected. The protocol for PECS (Frost and Bondy, 2002) is used as an example of a training sequence that can be analyzed using VB. The workshop reviews issues related to the difficulty of teaching communicating about emotions and feelings, and describes some of the central issues related to autism.

Analyzing & Fine Tuning Communication

Registration time 7:30 AM to 8:00 AM0.6 ASHA CEUs (Introductory Level, Basic Communications Processes Area)

4.5 BACB CEUs

What You Will Learn: • How to define Skinner’s basic verbal operants • How to define complex verbal operants • How to use Verbal Behavior to analyze language training protocols, including PECS • How an understanding of autoclitics can help our understanding of autism

Tuition Includes: • Detailed handouts with space for note-taking • Certificate of Attendance • Continental breakfast • ASHA and/or BACB CEUs are available

presented by Andy Bondy, Ph.D.

PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia - October 26, 2011

ILLINOIS Chicago - April 6, 2011

Both of these workshops are presented by: Andy Bondy, Ph.D.



Guide to Managing Challenging Behaviors dates and locations:


The Guide to Managing Challenging Behaviors training involves an introduction to broad-spectrum behavior analysis in the form of the Pyramid Approach to Education. Discussion focuses on the importance of addressing learners’ skill deficits prior to or simultaneously with addressing behavior excess or other unwanted behavior. Additional key elements of the training include the description and the design of effective educational settings that emphasize the use of systematic reinforcement. The link between functional activities, communication training and the reduction of unwanted behavior is explored. In addition, issues related to teaching skills are addressed. This workshop teaches participants to determine and define unwanted behavior targeted for intervention. Participants are assisted with understanding the functional assessment of behavior, and the selection and teaching of alternative responses to replace unwanted behavior. Participants are exposed to antecedent strategies designed to reduce unwanted behavior, as well as differential reinforcement procedures and consequence based strategies. Finally, issues related to the evaluation and monitoring of behavior plans are discussed.

Guide to Managing Challenging Behaviors

CALIFORNIA San Diego - December 14, 2011

Registration time 7:30 AM to 8:00 AM0.6 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level, Professional Area)

MINNESOTA Bloomington - March 9, 2011

What You Will Learn: • How to operationally define behavior • How to identify and conduct a functional assessment • How to select and teach functionally equivalent behavior to unwanted behavior • How to identify consequence-based strategies for reducing unwanted behavior • How to measure, assess, and maintain the efficacy of behavior intervention

Tuition Includes: • Detailed handouts with space for note-taking • Certificate of Attendance • Continental breakfast • ASHA CEUs are available

Learn applications of the Pyramid Approach to Education to the management of challenging behaviors. Discussions focus on analyzing and addressing a learner’s skill deficits prior to, or while simultaneously, addressing contextually inappropriate behaviors.

Learn how to teach critical communication skills that lead to greater independence in the home, work, school and community settings for all learners regardless of communicative modality.

There are many skills that are typically taught in communication intervention programs. Individuals with complex communication needs, however, must master certain critical communication skills if they are to function independently in the home, community, school and/or vocational setting. One set of critical skills deals with expressive communication – skills individuals need to convey important messages to others. Specific skills include: requesting reinforcers; requesting help; requesting break; acceptance and rejection skills. These skills are crucial because if a person cannot calmly and effectively communicate wants and needs, he may demonstrate a range of contextually inappropriate behaviors. To reduce such behaviors, we need to teach five critical expressive communication skills. A second set of critical skills relates to receptive communication – a person’s ability to understand important messages from others. Specific skills include: waiting; following direction; schedule following and transitions. Failure to understand such messages may be distressing and/or dangerous for the individual. In order to reduce contextually inappropriate behaviors that occur as the result of such distress, and to ensure that the individual is safe, we need to teach four critical receptive communication skills. This one-day workshop focuses on why these nine skills are the highest priority for teaching and how we teach them. The strategies covered are relevant for anyone with complex communication needs, regardless of their communication modality (e.g. Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), signing, speech). This workshop is a must for anyone working and/or living with people with complex communication needs. It is an important adjunct to training in PECS, but also stands alone for those who have not completed PECS training. Parents, caregivers, and professionals alike will benefit from this workshop.


Teaching Critical Communication Skills


Agenda: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Registration time 7:30 AM to 8:00 AM0.6 ASHA CEUs (Introductory Level, Basic Communication Processes Area)

3.5 BACB CEUs

What You Will Learn: • How to define functional communication • How to identify and evaluate the nine critical communication skills • How to design effective teaching strategies to promote these skills independent of modality • How to incorporate effective visual strategies for all communicators • How to incorporate these skills into functional activities and routines

Teaching Critical Communication Skills dates and locations:

CALIFORNIA Sacramento - March 23, 2011

MASSACHUSETTSBoston - October 19, 2011

Tuition Includes: • Detailed Handout with space for note taking • Certificate of Attendance • Continental Breakfast • ASHA and/or BACB CEUs are available

Help! I can’t wait to ask for a break...and more!



Pyramid Approach Basic Training dates and locations:


The Pyramid Approach to Education is a comprehensive framework for establishing effective learning environments. Through the use of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), this approach provides the foundation for a positive environment for growth. The Pyramid emphasizes how to teach, rather than simply what to teach, in order to maximize an individual’s learning outcomes. This 2-Day, Pyramid Approach Basic workshop will help professionals and parents alike to understand the critical components that ensure successful teaching and learning. The straightforward teaching methods of the Pyramid Approach can be used to encourage independence and cooperation, improve behavior, and reinforce learning across home, school and the community.

Pyramid Approach Basic Training

CALIFORNIA Irvine - February 17 & 18, 2011

NEW JERSEY Piscataway - December 6 & 7, 2010

Registration time 7:30 AM to 8:00 AM1.3 ASHA CEUs (Advanced Level, Professional Area)

COLORADO Denver - November 3 & 4, 2011

MINNESOTA Bloomington - May 23 & 24, 2011

MISSOURISt. Louis - October 13 & 14, 2011

TEXAS Fort Worth - August 4 & 5, 2011

What You Will Learn: • How to use motivational strategies and powerful reinforcers • How to teach functional communication skills • How to create opportunities for learning • How to use teaching techniques (prompts, shaping, error correction) • How to manage challenging behavior • How to evaluate progress

Tuition Includes: • The Pyramid Approach to Education in Autism • Detailed handouts with space for note-taking • Certificate of Attendance • Continental breakfast both days • ASHA CEUs available

FREE to every Pyramid Approach Basic Training participant!The Pyramid Approach to Education in Autism by Andy Bondy, Ph.D. and Beth Sulzer-Azaroff, Ph.D. (The Pyramid Approach to Education in Autism is a $39 value!) See page 14 in the products section.

No matter what, where, or who you are teaching, the Pyramid Approach can help you do it better!


PECS Advanced Training

Professional $295 · Parent $195 Your next step in PECS Training… Fine-tune your implementation skills and expand your repertoire of advanced PECS activities!

DAY 1: This day provides a thorough review of how to implement each phase of PECS. The most common implementation problems, including discrimination difficulties, and cutting edge problem solving strategies will be addressed. Participants will practice their PECS skills under the guidance of a Pyramid consultant, troubleshoot their personal implementation issues, and watch video examples of PECS lessons. Participants are encouraged to share their own successful and difficult cases. The aim is to respond to the difficult cases in a manner that does not simply “fix” the situation, but results in successful problem solving.

DAY 2: This day explores the incorporation of communication, advanced language and PECS implementation throughout the day. Both receptive and expressive communication skills are explored, with a focus on implementing these skills into a variety of functional activities. Ideas for advanced language lessons for learners using any modality (i.e. speech generating devices, sign language, speech, etc.) are discussed. The day ends with information specifically related to incorporating PECS opportunities throughout the day. Concepts are explored through a combination of videos, discussions and small group activities. All participants must have previously attended a PECS Basic Training Workshop.

Agenda: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Registration time 7:30 AM to 8:00 AM1.3 ASHA CEUs (Advanced Level, Professional Area)

12.5 BACB CEUsWhat You Will Learn: • How to analyze common difficulties with PECS implementation • How to generate solutions to your difficult PECS implementation situations • How to analyze a program day and incorporate communicative opportunities into all activities • How to implement specific training strategies for teaching advanced language concepts

PECS Advanced Training dates and locations:

CALIFORNIALos Angeles - March 10 & 11, 2011 Sacramento - June 23 & 24, 2011San Francisco - October 27 & 28, 2010

ILLINOISChicago - May 12 & 13, 2011

MASSACHUSETTSBoston - December 8 & 9, 2011

NEW YORK Plainview - October 4 & 5, 2010Latham - August 22 & 23, 2011

ALASKAAnchorage - September 26 & 27, 2011

NEW HAMPSHIRE Manchester - December 9 & 10, 2010

TEXASHouston - April 18 & 19, 2011

PENNSYLVANIAPhiladelphia - November 29 & 30, 2010Philadelphia - December 1 & 2, 2011

CONNECTICUTHartford - November 8 & 9, 2010

HAWAIIHonolulu - May 16 & 17, 2011

NEW JERSEYNewark - March 28 & 29, 2011

MAINEBangor - October 6 & 7, 2011

MICHIGANDetroit - July 14 & 15, 2011

MINNESOTABloomington - June 20 & 21, 2011

OREGONPortland - August 11 & 12, 2011

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CONNECTICUT Hartford - April 14 & 15, 2011 North Haven - December 13 & 14, 2010

COLORADOColorado Springs - April 14 & 15, 2011 Denver - September 22 & 23, 2011

FLORIDAJacksonville - April 11 & 12, 2011 Orlando - August 1 & 2, 2011Tampa - October 7 & 8, 2010

ILLINOISChicago - November 1 & 2, 2010Chicago - April 7 & 8, 2011Chicago - July 11 & 12, 2011 Chicago - November 17 & 18, 2011

MASSACHUSETTSBoston - October 14 & 15, 2010 Boston - May 5 & 6, 2011 Boston - October 17 & 18, 2011

MICHIGANGrand Rapids - March 14 & 15, 2011Traverse City - July 21 & 22, 2011

MARYLANDTowson - December 13 & 14, 2010Towson - December 5 & 6, 2011

GEORGIAAtlanta - August 18 & 19, 2011

HAWAIIHonolulu - May 18 & 19, 2011

IDAHOBoise - October 13 & 14, 2011

IOWA Cedar Rapids -January 24 & 25, 2011 Des Moines - June 13 & 14, 2011

KENTUCKYLexington - April 28 & 29, 2011 Louisville - August 8 & 9, 2011

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DELAWARE Newark - July 11 & 12, 2011

MISSOURIKansas City - February 10 & 11, 2011 St. Louis - December 2 & 3, 2010 St. Louis - December 8 & 9, 2011Springfield - June 13 & 14, 2011

MAINEBangor - November 4 & 5, 2010Portland - February 3 & 4, 2011

INDIANA Evansville - February 24 & 25, 2011Indianapolis - August 29 & 30, 2011

KANSASWichita - October 4 & 5, 2010

LOUISIANA Baton Rouge - September 22 & 23, 2011Shreveport - November 14 & 15, 2011

MINNESOTABloomington - September 30 & October 1, 2010 Bloomington - March 7 & 8, 2011 Bloomington - September 12 & 13, 2011

CALIFORNIAAnaheim - January 10 & 11, 2011 Eureka - July 25 & 26, 2011 Fresno - May 16 & 17, 2011 Orange - July 7 & 8, 2011 Sacramento - November 18 & 19, 2010 Sacramento - March 21 & 22, 2011 Sacramento - December 5 & 6, 2011 San Diego - December 6 & 7, 2010 San Diego - December 12 & 13, 2011 San Francisco - December 9 & 10, 2010 San Francisco - October 3 & 4, 2011

ARIZONAPhoenix - March 28 & 29, 2011

ALABAMABirmingham - June 27 & 28, 2011

ALASKAAnchorage - September 28 & 29, 2011

ARKANSASLittle Rock - September 12 & 13, 2011

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington - June 2 & 3, 2011

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OHIOCincinnati - December 1 & 2, 2011 Columbus - April 7 & 8, 2011

OREGON Portland - November 14 & 15, 2011Salem - May 23 & 24, 2011

PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia - October 25 & 26, 2010 Philadelphia - April 11 & 12, 2011Philadelphia - October 27 & 28, 2011 Pittsburgh - November 7 & 8, 2011

TENNESSEE Chattanooga - July 18 & 19, 2011Nashville - November 7 & 8, 2011

TEXASAmarillo - January 13 & 14, 2011 Arlington - January 27 & 28, 2011Austin - December 8 & 9, 2011 Fort Worth - September 19 & 20, 2011 Houston - June 20 & 21, 2011 San Antonio - May 2 & 3, 2011

VIRGINIA Fairfax - January 20 & 21, 2011Richmond - November 1 & 2, 2010 Richmond - August 25 & 26, 2011Roanoke - April 18 & 19, 2011

SOUTH CAROLINAColumbia - February 7 & 8, 2011

UTAHProvo - November 4 & 5, 2010 Salt Lake City - June 16 & 17, 2011

WEST VIRGINIA Charleston - September 15 & 16, 2011

WASHINGTONSeattle - October 21 & 22, 2010Seattle - November 17 & 18, 2011

OKLAHOMA Tulsa - December 12 & 13, 2011

NORTH CAROLINAGreensboro - December 5 & 6, 2011Raleigh - May 12 & 13, 2011

NORTH DAKOTABismarck - April 4 & 5, 2011

NEW YORKAlbany - May 9 & 10, 2011 Latham - December 16 & 17, 2010New York - March 24 & 25, 2011 Plainview - July 25 & 26, 2011Poughkeepsie - October 18 & 19, 2010Syracuse - November 3 & 4, 2011 White Plains - September 15 & 16, 2011

NEW MEXICO Albuquerque - October 21 & 22, 2010 Albuquerque - October 24 & 25, 2011

NEW HAMPSHIRE Manchester - July 21 & 22, 2011

NEW JERSEYAtlantic City - November 21 & 22, 2011 New Brunswick - January 10 & 11, 2011

NEVADALas Vegas - February 10 & 11, 2011

A workshop listed in blue Indicates that it is presented by: Andy Bondy, Ph.D. and/or Lori Frost, M.S., CCC-SLP. Subject to change

NEBRASKALincoln - August 1 & 2, 2011

VERMONT Burlington - March 24 & 25, 2011

WISCONSIN Eau Claire - October 6 & 7, 2011Milwaukee - February 24 & 25, 2011

WYOMING Jackson Hole - February 7 & 8, 2011

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PECS Basic Training pages 5-713 contact hours; 1.3 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level; Professional Area); 7.0 BACB CEUs

PECS Advanced Training page 813 contact hours; 1.3 ASHA CEUs (Advanced Level, Professional Area);12.5 BACB CEUs

Pyramid Approach Basic Training page 913 contact hours; 1.3 ASHA CEUs (Advanced Level, Professional Area)

Teaching Critical Communication Skills (Updated for 2011) page 106.5 contact hours; 0.6 ASHA CEUs (Introductory Level, Basic Communications Processes Area); 3.5 BACB CEUs

Guide to Managing Challenging Behaviors (Updated for 2011) page 116.5 contact hours; 0.6 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level, Professional Area)

The Language of Emotions (New) page 126.5 contact hours; please contact Pyramid Business Office for ASHA CEU information

Analyzing & Fine Tuning Communication page 13 6.5 contact hours; 0.6 ASHA CEUs (Introductory Level, Basic Communications Processes Area); 4.5 BACB CEUs

Study Guide: Creating Effective Learning Environments Using the Pyramid Approach... page 14 24 contact hours; 2.4 ASHA CEUs (Self-study course)

On-Site Training & Consultation We can bring all of our training workshops to a location of your choice. This can save money in attendance fees and staff travel expenses, as well as provide you with the opportunity to motivate and train a large group in one session. Pyramid also specializes in consultation within schools, home and community programs. Please visit our website for a full list of available training and consultation.

In-house training can be combined with on-site consultation to provide staff with support and advice on integrating PECS & the Pyramid into the curriculum, developing more advanced skills, data collection procedures and analysis, and mastering effective teaching techniques.

Many of our workshops and services are available via Live Remote Presentation. Please contact us at 888-732-7462 or [email protected] to find out how to bring trainings or consultation to your location.

PECS Certification

Are you looking for the seal of approval that shows that you are implementing PECS according to the standardized protocol? Certified PECS Implementers™ have actively demonstrated to Pyramid Educational Consultants their ability to implement all phases of PECS according to the PECS protocol and are qualified to coach and monitor PECS users within their job sites. Contact us today at [email protected] to find out how to become PECS Certified!

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PECS Basic TrainingYour first step learning to implement PECS!

The Picture Exchange Communication System™ (PECS) is used to teach communication skills rapidly to those with limited functional speech. PECS promotes communication within a social context, without lengthy prerequisite training. Training in PECS begins by teaching a spontaneous request, and goes on to teach additional communicative functions such as responding to questions and commenting. An added benefit for preschool children with autism and related disabilities is the high proportion who acquire independent speech. Participants will learn how to implement the six phases of PECS, plus attributes, through presenter demonstrations, video examples and role-play opportunities. Participants will leave the workshop with an understanding of how to implement PECS with individuals with autism, related developmental disabilities, and/or limited communication skills.



Registration time 7:30 AM to 8:00 AM1.3 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level, Professional Area)

7.0 BACB CEUsWhat You Will Learn: • 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 with target individuals, using a behavior analytic

orientation • The criteria for transitioning from PECS to other communication modalities

Tuition includes: • The Second Edition PECS Training Manual • Detailed handouts with space for note-taking • Certificate of Attendance • Contintental breakfast both days • ASHA CEUs and BACB CEUs available

FREE to every PECS Basic Training participant!The Picture Exchange Communication System Training Manual, 2nd Edition by Lori Frost, M.S., CCC-SLP and Andy Bondy, Ph.D. Includes the PECS Data Forms CD (Training Manual with Data Forms CD is a $69 value!)See page 3 in the products section.

PECS Basic Training dates and locations for 2010 & 2011 listed on next page.Please register early as workshop seating is limited.

A workshop listed in blue Indicates that it is presented by: Andy Bondy, Ph.D. and/or Lori Frost, M.S., CCC-SLP. Subject to change

“I can’t wait to get started with this, my students are going to benefit tremendously from PECS!” –workshop attendee, Alexandria, Louisiana

“Very organized and professional! I found the clear teaching styles, presenter demos, video samples, and opportunities to practice most helpful!” –workshop attendee, Ann Arbor, Michigan

“I cannot wait to implement PECS...the right way. I believe in the power of pictures for functional communication! Thanks!” –SLP attendee, Nashville, Tennessee

1-888-732-7462 Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm Eastern Time or visit: www.pecs.com

Pyramid Educational Consultants was established in 1992 by Andy Bondy, Ph.D., and Lori Frost, M.S., CCC-SLP with a unique approach to teaching communication skills to children and adults with autism and related developmental disabilities. Pyramid is internationally acclaimed for providing dynamic training workshops and consultative services in both home and school settings that combine the broad spectrum of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and a revolutionary approach to functional communication.

Pyramid is the sole authorized provider for PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System™) and the Pyramid Approach to Education training, consultation and certification.

Andy Bondy, Ph.D. & Lori Frost, M.S., CCC-SLP As co-founders of Pyramid Educational Consultants, Lori Frost & Andy Bondy have traveled the world, teaching workshops on PECS, the Pyramid Approach to Education, and using B.F. Skinner’s Verbal Behavior and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to create rigorous and precise training protocols. They have presented a number of papers and lectures on autism and communication, co-authored articles, books and chapters, and are respected by professionals in their field as leaders in analyzing and teaching functional communication.

Course Credits Pyramid Educational Consultants is pleased to offer ASHA & BACB Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for many of our workshops. Upon course completion, participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance. Certificates may be submitted to satisfy continuing education requirements for other professional organizations. Please contact our office to inquire about professional credits.

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The Pyramid Approach to Education The Pyramid Approach to Education is a unique teaching method that establishes highly effective learning environments for children and adults with autism or related developmental disabilities and/or other learning impairments. Created by Dr. Andy Bondy, the Pyramid Approach utilizes a broad spectrum of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) principles, while encouraging creativity and innovation on the teacher’s part. It provides an invaluable foundation for educators and parents who want to provide the best possible environments for successful learning in the home, school or community.

• The Science of Behavior • What to Teach: Functional Objectives & Activities • Powerful Reinforcement Systems • Functional Communication & Social Skills • Identification and Replacement of Contextually Inappropriate Behaviors • Generalization • Designing Effective Lessons • Error Correction Strategies • Evidence Based Teaching Strategies • Collecting and Analyzing Data

PECS is a language training package that is used to teach communication skills rapidly to those with limited functional speech. PECS promotes communication within a social context, without lengthy prerequisite training or expensive materials. Training in PECS begins by teaching spontaneous requesting, and goes on to teach additional communicative functions such as responding to questions and commenting. Based on a study conducted at the Delaware Autism Program, 76% of children using PECS acquired speech as either their primary means of communication or as augmented by a picture based system. PECS is also used successfully by many students who have developed speech, but who are not using it functionally.

“PECS has made a tremendous difference in the communication of my students!” –workshop attendee, Shreveport, Louisiana

“PECS is a wonderful way for students to communicate. I love it!” –workshop attendee, San Antonio, Texas

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PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System™)

The Pyramid Approach to

Education emphasizes how to teach, rather

than simply what to teach.

The PECS protocol and teaching strategies have been scientifically validated within the field

of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).

The Pyramid Approach will provide staff, parents and caregivers with all the skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to establish successful special education instructional programs.

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