ERIC Number: EJ760894
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Apr
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
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The Effects of PECS Teaching to Phase III on the Communicative Interactions between Children with Autism and Their Teachers
Carr, Deborah; Felce, Janet
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v37 n4 p724-737 Apr 2007
The study investigated the impact of mastery of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) to Phase III, on the communications of children with autism. Children aged between 3 and 7 years, formed a PECS intervention group and a non-intervention control group. The intervention group received 15 h of PECS teaching over 5 weeks. Three 2-h classroom observations recorded communications between the children and their teachers. These occurred: 6 weeks before teaching; during the week immediately prior to teaching; during the week immediately following teaching. For the control group, two 2-h observations were separated by a 5-week interval without PECS teaching. Communicative initiations and dyadic interactions increased significantly between the children and teachers in the PECS group but not for the control group.
Descriptors: Autism, Young Children, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intervention, Teacher Student Relationship, Communication Skills, Control Groups, Observation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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