Testimonials
Family Success Stories
– Jade Page, Parent of a PECS User
What I love about PECS is it does not require complex or expensive materials and can easily be used at home, in school and in the community and is accessible to all. PECS was ideal for our boys and our family. The boys were very quickly communicating their needs and wants with all family members. Another thing I absolutely love about PECS is that almost anyone can implement it, with training and guidance. PECS is a highly structured system and its effectiveness is based on consistent use of the system. Our entire family unit have all learnt to effectively use PECS, this has been life changing for our boys.
In our home PECS is used at every opportunity, we very quickly worked through all the phases and the boys are communicating making full sentences using PECS. PECS has become their voice and they have access to their PECS books at all times. Words have started to materialize for one of our boys and I truly believe PECS has been his foundation to speech. Our boys started school in September and sending them off with their PECS books eliminated so much worry. I was confident in the knowledge that we were sending our boys out into the world with a voice, a functional form of communication. With their quick advancement through the various stages they have learned not only to communicate their needs and wants but also to comment using the phrases ‘I see’ and ‘I hear’, increasing their opportunities for interaction and learning.
Successful implementation of PECS requires dedication and consistency but the rewards are life changing. I can honestly say I don’t know where we would be today without PECS, the future is bright, a future where our boys can have their say and their voice heard.
– Lorraine Conroy, Parent, Ireland
About Our Training
PECS Level 1 Training Participant, SDC Teacher, San Francisco, CA
“This training was well organized and interactive allowing for a way to really be prepared to implement PECS with my students.”
“I really enjoyed the presenter for this training. You were knowledgeable and enthusiastic. I genuinely feel prepared to go into my classrooms and start with PECS.”
– PECS Level 1 Training Participant, SLP, Orlando, FL
About Our Consultation
“When we began our 5 year intensive professional development project with Pyramid I never imagined the broad benefits it had. As an administrator, by participating in the trainings, I now had a way of addressing the needs of teachers by focusing my observations and my recommendations on the methodology. I use the checklist for walk-throughs and the competency areas of the Pyramid to focus the teacher training each month. All the staff began speaking the same language and staff morale improved significantly. Training our own staff to be ‘leaders’ allowed us to build in sustainability of all we learned.”
“When you work at our school, you realize that the focus really is ‘How can I make these kids as independent as possible? How do we prepare them for their futures?’ That means instructing students in the building blocks of learning, such as teaching how to ask for things, before worrying about ABCs…helping them to learn to apply concepts learned in the abstract in various environments. The Pyramid Approach is not as much a ‘new’ way of teaching, as it is a system of involving every person in the classroom to create a unified educational environment.”
“Just wanted to say a massive THANK YOU on behalf of everyone at St Ann’s for all the help, advice and useful tips you gave on your recent visit. There has been a real buzz around the school to really get spontaneous communication happening, which I can already see impacting on individual students’ achievements. One leaner made well over 100 requests today, with at least 30-40 being spontaneous!”
“My father [B.F. Skinner], more than once, called Verbal Behavior his most important book. He didn’t know how well it would help the thousands of children basing procedures on his analysis. He always said that a good science should produce effective technologies.
PECS demonstrates that assertion. He would be immensely pleased by your work.”
– Julie S. Vargas, PhD
Do you have a success story, training testimonial, or consultation experience you would like to share? We would love to hear from you! Please email us at pyramiduk@pecs.com.