Re: Long Island PECS workshop October 13th

[Guest guest]

October 13 2006

Presenter: Lori Frost MS SLP CCC

Topic:Incorporating PECS Across the Day

Location:_ Plainview Marriott Residence Inn 9 Gerhard Rd. Plainview NY _

(http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/NYCPL)

Time:8:30am to 4pm (registration starts at 8:00)

Cost:150.00 Member Fee / 200.00 Non Elija Member Fee / 225.00 Late or Walk

In

Ceu's: .6 ASHA CEUs Advanced Level, Professional Area - Attendees wanting

these CEUs are going to be charged an additional 25.00

Description: Although PECS is typically begun in a structured setting, its

successful use is dependent on the student’s being expected to and being able

to communicate across the entire day within both structured and incidental

formats. This presentation describes strategies for incorporating PECS across

an entire day within functional contexts with expectations for the student to

use language beyond single picture requests. Specifically, “Advanced†PECS

lessons that teach a variety of linguistic concepts and syntactical structures

are described. Selection of appropriate targets, creation of functional

lessons, and strategies for incorporating PECS within all activities are

discussed.

Learner Objectives:

* The critical expressive communication skills to teach children using PECS

* How to design advanced PECS lessons

* How to analyze a classroom day and program communicative opportunities

into all activities

* Specific training strategies for teaching linguistic concepts with PECS

within functional routines across the day

About the Presenter: Lori Frost is vice-president and co-founder of Pyramid

Educational Consultants, Inc. She is co-author of the PECS Training Manual.

She has been the driving force behind creating this unique system that allows

children with limited communication abilities to initiate communication with

teachers, parents, and peers. Ms. Frost has a wealth of background in

functional communication training and applied behavior analysis. She has

assisted in

the development of a number of training packages designed to teach language

and academic skills. Ms. Frost received her BA in speech pathology and

audiology from the University of Arkansas, and MS in speech and language

pathology

from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982. She has worked

in many public and private school settings as a speech pathologist. As a

Pyramid consultant, Ms. Frost has traveled across the country and the world,

teaching workshops on PECS and the Pyramid Approach to Education. She has

presented a number of papers and lectures on autism and communication,

co-authored

several articles and chapters, and is respected by professionals in her field

as a leader in functional communication systems.

_Registration: Click here for PECS Across the Day Workshop_

(http://www.elija.org/PECS2006.html)

[Guest guest]

October 13 2006

Presenter: Lori Frost MS SLP CCC

Topic:Incorporating PECS Across the Day

Location:_ Plainview Marriott Residence Inn 9 Gerhard Rd. Plainview NY _

(http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/NYCPL)

Time:8:30am to 4pm (registration starts at 8:00)

Cost:150.00 Member Fee / 200.00 Non Elija Member Fee / 225.00 Late or Walk

In

Ceu's: .6 ASHA CEUs Advanced Level, Professional Area - Attendees wanting

these CEUs are going to be charged an additional 25.00

Description: Although PECS is typically begun in a structured setting, its

successful use is dependent on the student’s being expected to and being able

to communicate across the entire day within both structured and incidental

formats. This presentation describes strategies for incorporating PECS across

an entire day within functional contexts with expectations for the student to

use language beyond single picture requests. Specifically, “Advanced†PECS

lessons that teach a variety of linguistic concepts and syntactical structures

are described. Selection of appropriate targets, creation of functional

lessons, and strategies for incorporating PECS within all activities are

discussed.

Learner Objectives:

* The critical expressive communication skills to teach children using PECS

* How to design advanced PECS lessons

* How to analyze a classroom day and program communicative opportunities

into all activities

* Specific training strategies for teaching linguistic concepts with PECS

within functional routines across the day

About the Presenter: Lori Frost is vice-president and co-founder of Pyramid

Educational Consultants, Inc. She is co-author of the PECS Training Manual.

She has been the driving force behind creating this unique system that allows

children with limited communication abilities to initiate communication with

teachers, parents, and peers. Ms. Frost has a wealth of background in

functional communication training and applied behavior analysis. She has

assisted in

the development of a number of training packages designed to teach language

and academic skills. Ms. Frost received her BA in speech pathology and

audiology from the University of Arkansas, and MS in speech and language

pathology

from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982. She has worked

in many public and private school settings as a speech pathologist. As a

Pyramid consultant, Ms. Frost has traveled across the country and the world,

teaching workshops on PECS and the Pyramid Approach to Education. She has

presented a number of papers and lectures on autism and communication,

co-authored

several articles and chapters, and is respected by professionals in her field

as a leader in functional communication systems.

_Registration: Click here for PECS Across the Day Workshop_

(http://www.elija.org/PECS2006.html)