Picture Exchange
Communication System
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Phase Collect Data On:
Record skills used during the communicative exchange (i.e., picking
up, reaching, releasing)
Record types of prompts needed to complete communicative
exchange (e.g., full physical, partial)
Record if the learner traveled to communicative partner
Record distance learner traveled to communicative partner
Record if the learner traveled to communication book
Record distance learner traveled to communication book
Record items requested (at least four different items)
Record number of pictures the learner can independently
discriminate (between 12 to 20)
Record number of pictures the learner can accurately discriminate
among (between 3 to 4)
Record distance learner traveled to communication book
Record if learner places “I want” on sentence strip
Record if learner places picture/symbol on sentence strip
Record exchanges of sentence strip with communicative partner
Record if learner points to pictures/symbols
Record delay interval used
Record if learner answers question
Record if learner beat prompt
Record if learner responds to question “What do you see?”
Record if learner responds to question “What do you want?”
Record if learner makes a spontaneous request
Record if learner makes a spontaneous comment
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