what is pecs communication system
The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is a form of augmentative and alternative communication produced by Pyramid Educational Consultants, Inc. Phase 1: How to Communicate During Phase I, the focus is on teaching the student to initiate social communication. 2  The student is taught to approach the communicative partner with a picture of a desired object or food item and place the picture in the trainer's hand, in order to receive the desired reward.