Communication happens everywhere! The Community Travel Pack is designed for on-the-go communication opportunities and needs. Perfect for keeping your learners’ critical expressive and receptive communication tools accessible during a community outing or family vacation. Traveling can bring unexpected challenges; help your learner know what to expect throughout their day, earn rewards for task completion, and calmly manage waiting or when something is unavailable in any setting. Compact in size and easy to carry, the Community Travel Pack includes 1 Mini PECS Communication Book, 1 Compact Travel Schedule Board, 1 Earn-Do Card, 1 Wait Card, and 5 Small Universal No Symbols.
The Mini PECS Communication Book is a 4” x 5”, 2-ring binder made of a thick, poly plastic material that is smooth to the touch, yet extremely durable. This book is perfect for carrying in a handbag, waist pack, or your back pocket. Each book closes securely and includes strips of VELCRO:registered: Brand hook adhered to three (non-tabbed) Mini Insert Pages and a Mini Sentence Strip:tm:. Pictures sold separately. Colors will vary.
The Compact/Traveling Schedule Board is the perfect size for use in schools, home, or the community. This schedule board may be used to support students during transitions from class to class or activity to activity in a school or center. It can also be used in the home environment when moving from room to room, or outside to inside. The discreet size of the schedule also makes it the perfect tool for adolescents and adults when working on the job or traveling in the community. Folds to a compact 3″x 3″, extends to a 18″x 3″, includes VELCRO:registered: Brand hook VELCOIN:registered: fasteners. Pictures sold separately. Color will vary.
Earn-Do Card: Simple and effective tool for encouraging positive behavior and task completion. Earn-to Do cards are based on the effective “reinforcer first” strategy. After identifying a powerful reinforcer, list work or lesson that needs to be completed. As you provide tokens, the learner will visually see progress toward their reinforcer. Excellent for all environments and all ages! Includes: 5 tokens and VELCRO:registered: Brand hook and loop VELCOIN:registered: fasteners. Note: Token color vary from those pictured and may present a choking hazard. Pictures sold separately.
Wait Card: The developers of PECS:registered:, Andy Bondy and Lori Frost, developed the Wait Card and a method of teaching the concept of waiting with visual support. Learners are handed the card when they are asked to wait. The card acts as a promissory note for the item/activity requested or anticipated. Dimensions: 5 -1/2″ x 5″
Universal NO Symbols: How to say, “NO!” and live to tell about it? One powerful visual strategy is the universal NO symbol. These clear plastic symbols (1”) stick to your laminated pictures to signal that the item is currently not available. The student can see the original icon through this symbol. Remove the symbol once the item is available. Re-use them as often as you need!