It is critical to assess and create an inventory of these before beginning instruction.
What are Reinforcers?
100
As an example of this, a student sees a cookie and says "cookie."
What is spontaneous communication?
100
Students with Autism must be taught communication skills across people, locations, and objects because of their deficit in the following area.
What is the ability to generalize?
100
This person is required for PECS phases I and II only.
Who is the physical prompter?
200
Initiation is the skill taught in this phase of PECS.
What is Phase I?
200
This is the time frame within which reinforcement must be delivered to be maximally powerful.
What is within a 1/2 second?
200
By providing pictures to exchange, rather than relying on spoken words or signs, you are providing students with this important component of communication.
What is a shared language?
200
This should be the overarching goal in communication and other instruction for students on the Autism spectrum.
What is independence?
200
This strategy teaches a chain (or sequence) of behaviors by reinforcing mastery of the last step first.
What is Backward Chaining.
300
This natural cue is not introduced until Phase V.
What is asking, "What do you want?"
300
During PECS Phase I training a student does not reach for a reinforcer, so this is what we do.
What is change the reinforcer?
300
This can be defined as a behavior directed to another person who in turn provides a related reward.
What is functional communication?
300
To receive a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, the individual meet these two criteria (as defined by the DSM V).
What are deficits in social communication and displays of restricted or repetitive behaviors?
300
When you show a student their dirty hands rather than saying "Wash your hands," you've used this strategy to illicit a behavior.
What is providing a "Natural Cue?"
400
Communication partners should avoid using this non-verbal facial cue when teaching students to initiate a picture exchange during Phase I.
What is eye contact?
400
Giving other students control over the distribution of reinforcers is a strategy that helps facilitate this.
What is peer-to-peer interactions?
400
PECS and other communication training helps address inappropriate behaviors by providing the following.
What is a functionally equivalent alternative behavior (or replacement behavior)?
400
Individuals with Autism typically are strongest in processing this type of information.
What is visual information?
400
If necessary, the prompt should be delivered here along the three-termed contingency.
What is with the Antecedent?
500
This skill must be taught concurrently with Phases V and VI.
What are Attributes?
500
The process of connecting the teacher to interests, while building trust and rapport is called this.
What is pairing?
500
The most significant aspects of human behavior -- including language acquisition, academics, problem solving, social interactions and more -- all involve this.
What is verbal behavior?
500
This is the first skill to begin teaching after establishing motivation.
What is requesting?
500
This prompt is considered the most difficult to fade.