6 votes - Education - First release: 2014-10-08T06:58:04Z
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PECS IV+ is the solution for transitioning from PECS® to high-tech AAC. For learners who have mastered Phases I through IV of the Picture Exchange Communication System® using traditional PECS books, PECS IV+ is the high-tech next step! From Pyramid Educational Consultants, the developers of the evidence-based and world-renowned PECS®, PECS IV+ allows users to construct a multi-picture Sentence Strip™ via a dedicated Sentence Starter™ page and up to 20 digital PECS book pages for the in-app voice to speak. Features of PECS IV+: • Looks like a traditional PECS book with colored, tabbed pages with VELCRO® strips and a Sentence Strip so you can create a PECS IV+ book that looks identical to your student’s PECS book • Drag and drop pictures from the tabbed pages to the Sentence Strip just like with a traditional PECS book • Switch between pages by scrolling between and tapping on different tabs • Rearrange pictures on the Sentence Strip without having to delete pictures • Clear Sentence Strips with a single button push or clear individual pictures by swiping them back to the book • Includes over 1,000 Pics for PECS images • Integrated features from the PECS protocol such as constant time delay for the in-app voice Customize each book: • Open or close the dedicated Sentence Starter page with a single touch • Create 1-20 tabbed pages • Up to 24 pictures per page • Customize each page by number of VELCRO® strips, color, category icon, and/or number of pictures on each page Customize pictures: • Use any of our included Pics for PECS images or add images from your photo library • Change text on pictures • Put text on top or bottom of pictures, or remove text from pictures • Change size of pictures • Search function for the Pics for PECS library included Speech • Use included customizable synthesized speech (AVSpeechSynthesizer) or record your own speech • Incorporate the research-based constant time delay for ‘reading’ the Sentence Strip to create opportunities for the student to speak Select from included profiles or create new profiles to customize: • How pictures are moved: tap, drag or both • How to clear (reset) the Sentence Strip • Visibility of Sentence Starter page • Reading Sentence Strip left to right or right to left • When to read the Sentence Strip: as each picture is selected or with a single tap of the “Speak” button after the Sentence Strip is completed Track student’s usage: • Day by day list of Sentence Strips constructed by the student • Weekly and monthly analysis of most frequently-used pictures Pyramid Educational Consultants does not recommend starting functional communication training with an app or a speech generating device because these high-tech options do NOT require the social interaction that is crucial to communication and is the cornerstone of the Picture Exchange Communication System. Functional communication training should begin with a traditional PECS Communication Book. Research has shown that most learners can learn Phases I through IV of the low-tech PECS Communication protocol within 3- to 9-months. Go to www.pecs.com for more information about PECS. To view the PECS IV+ demo video or for more information about PECS IV+ visit www.pecs.com/PECSIV.