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Sequencing means putting things in the order they happen or the order they should happen.
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Foundational Cognitive Concept: Sequencing
Understanding that sequencing means arranging events, actions, objects, or ideas in a meaningful order. Sequencing helps students understand routines, tell stories, solve problems, follow directions, and complete tasks independently. Applicable Learners Blind Low Vision CVI Multiple Disabilities Autism ADHD AAC Users Deafblind Developmental Delays Early Childhood Elementary Students Secondary Students Transition-Age Students Related Concepts First Next Before After Last Following Multi-Step Directions Organization...
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Children who are sighted naturally observe sequences throughout the day. They watch people brush their teeth before leaving the house, follow recipes while cooking, line up before entering a classroom, complete playground games, and watch stories unfold from beginning to end. These repeated visual experiences help children understand that many activities ha...
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Understanding sequencing supports language, literacy, mathematics, problem solving, categorization, prediction, communication, daily living, and later abstract learning.
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