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Next means what comes after.
Hidden Curriculum of Vision
Next
Understanding that something comes immediately after another person, object, action, event, or place in a sequence. Applicable Learners Blind Low Vision CVI Multiple Disabilities Autism AAC Users Deafblind Developmental Delays Intellectual Disabilities Early Childhood Elementary Students Emergent Communicators Related Concepts First Then Last Before After Waiting Turn-Taking Routine: Lining Up Routine: Following Multi-Step Directions Sequencing Time Transitions Executive Functioning Planning Predictability I would...
Also known as: What Comes Next
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Children who are sighted naturally learn the concept of next by watching routines unfold throughout the day. They observe classmates lining up, watch teachers point to visual schedules, notice who is next in line, follow demonstrations step by step, and recognize transitions between classroom activities. These repeated visual experiences help children under...
Why This Matters Long-Term
Understanding next supports orientation and mobility, schedules, reading and mathematics, following directions, organization, anticipation, travel, independent living, and participation in shared routines.
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