I Want PECS Icon: Free Printable I Want Card
The I want card starts a request: your child puts it before a picture, such as I want plus snack, and hands you the pair. Print a sheet, or edit the card in the free PECS Card Maker.
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A full sheet of 12 cards at 2 inch on US Letter. Cut along the dotted line. No email needed.
Also in the set: Core Request Cards.
When to use the I want card
Use it once your child reliably hands you single picture cards and is ready to build simple requests. I want goes at the start, so one picture becomes a short sentence your child can hand over.
How to teach the I want card
- Wait until your child hands you single picture cards without help.
- Place the I want card on a strip, and guide your child to add the picture of what they want next to it.
- When they hand you the strip, point to each picture as you say "I want snack", then give the item.
- Fade your help until your child builds the strip on their own.
PECS Communication Cards
Printable picture cards, sentence strips, and a communication book to start and grow picture exchange.
Cards that go with it
Eat
Drink
Snack
Play
HelpFrequently asked questions
- When should my child start using I want?
- Once they hand you single pictures on their own. I want builds on that first exchange, so it comes after it.
- Do I need a sentence strip?
- A strip helps, because it keeps the two cards together. The free I want more sentence strip in the PECS templates prints one ready to use.
- Can I want go with any picture?
- Yes. Pair it with eat, drink, play, help, or any card your child already uses.
- Is the I want card free?
- Yes. Download the PDF free with no email, in 2 or 3 inch cards on US Letter or A4.
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