What's New
- Usage monitor reintroduced to pre-lock menu screen
- User recording audio bug fixed (user-recorded audio was inaudible on some test devices)
App Description
New & Improved for 2022! PECS IV+ is the solution for transitioning from PECS to high-tech AAC. For learners who have mastered phases I through IV of the Picture Exchange Communication System using traditional PECS books, PECS IV+ is the high-tech next step! From Pyramid Educational Consultants, the developers of the evidence-based and world-renowned PECS, PECS IV+ allows users to construct a multi-picture Sentence Strip™ via a dedicated Sentence Starter™ page and up to 30 digital PECS book pages for the in-app voice to speak.
LANGUAGES AVAILABLE: English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, and Russian
FEATURES OF PECS IV+:
• Looks like a traditional PECS book with colored, tabbed pages with VELCRO® strips and a Sentence Strip so you can create a PECS IV+ book that looks identical to your student’s PECS book
• Drag and drop pictures from the tabbed pages to the Sentence Strip just like with a traditional PECS book
• Switch between pages by scrolling between and tapping on different tabs
• Rearrange pictures on the Sentence Strip without having to delete pictures
• Clear Sentence Strips with a single button push or clear individual pictures by swiping them back to the book
• Includes over 1,000 Pics for PECS images
• Integrated features from the PECS protocol such as constant time delay for the in-app voice
CUSTOMIZE EACH BOOK:
• Open or close the dedicated Sentence Starter page with a single touch
• Create 1-30 tabbed pages
• Up to 28 pictures per page
• Customize each page by number of VELCRO® strips, color, category icon, and/or number of pictures on each page
CUSTOMIZE PICTURES:
• Use any of our included Pics for PECS images or add images from your photo library and the web
• Change text on pictures
• Put text on top or bottom of pictures, or remove text from pictures
• Change size of pictures
• Search function for the Pics for PECS library included
SPEECH:
• Use included customizable synthesized speech (AVSpeechSynthesizer) or record your own speech
• Incorporate the research-based constant time delay for ‘reading’ the Sentence Strip to create opportunities for the student to speak
SELECT FROM INCLUDED PROFILES OR CREATE NEW PROFILES TO CUSTOMIZE:
• How pictures are moved: tap, drag or both
• How to clear (reset) the Sentence Strip
• Visibility of Sentence Starter page
• Reading Sentence Strip left to right or right to left
• When to read the Sentence Strip: as each picture is selected or with a single tap of the “Speak” button after the Sentence Strip is completed
PRE-REQUISITE SKILLS
Pyramid Educational Consultants does not recommend starting functional communication training with an app or a speech generating device because these high-tech options do NOT require the social interaction that is crucial to communication and is the cornerstone of the Picture Exchange Communication System. Functional communication training should begin with a traditional PECS Communication Book. Research has shown that most learners can learn phases I through IV of the low-tech PECS Communication protocol within 3- to 9-months.
Go to www.pecs.com for more information about PECS.
To view the PECS IV+ demo video or for more information about PECS IV+ visit https://pecsusa.com/pecs-iv-support/.
iPad Screenshots
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App Changes
- October 10, 2014 Initial release
- March 08, 2015 New version 1.0.7
- March 08, 2015 Price decrease: $99.99 -> $69.99
- March 26, 2015 Price increase: $69.99 -> $99.99
- April 15, 2015 Price decrease: $99.99 -> $89.99
- May 03, 2015 Price increase: $89.99 -> $99.99
- October 19, 2015 New version 1.0.10
- November 04, 2015 New version 1.0.11
- May 16, 2017 Price decrease: $99.99 -> $84.99
- June 14, 2019 New version 1.1.6
- October 09, 2019 New version 1.1.7
- October 21, 2019 Price decrease: $84.99 -> $49.99
- November 11, 2019 Price increase: $49.99 -> $84.99
- October 27, 2020 Price decrease: $84.99 -> $42.99
- August 06, 2021 New version 1.1.10
- August 06, 2021 Price increase: $42.99 -> $84.99
- September 16, 2023 New version 1.1.13
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