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After means something happens later, when something else is finished.
Hidden Curriculum of Vision
Time/Temporal Concept: After
Understanding that a person, object, action, or event happens later in a sequence or follows something else. Applicable Learners Blind Low Vision CVI Multiple Disabilities Autism AAC Users Deafblind Developmental Delays Intellectual Disabilities Early Childhood Elementary Students Emergent Communicators Related Concepts Before First Next Then Last Waiting Time Sequencing Routine: Following Multi-Step Directions Routine: Morning Meeting Transitions Executive Functioning Planning Cause and Effect Predictability One...
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Children who are sighted naturally learn the concept of after by observing routines unfold throughout the day. They watch classmates finish one activity before beginning another, notice visual schedules, see transitions between lessons, observe demonstrations completed step by step, and recognize how events happen in sequence. Students with visual impairmen...
Why This Matters Long-Term
Understanding after supports orientation and mobility, schedules, reading and mathematics, following directions, organization, anticipation, travel, independent living, and participation in shared routines.
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