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Waiting means you have to wait a little while before something happens or before you get something. Waiting means not yet. Something will happen after a little time or after someone else finishes.
Hidden Curriculum of Vision
Waiting
Understanding that there is a period of time before something happens, and that it is sometimes necessary to delay an action, activity, or reward. Applicable Learners: Blind Low Vision CVI Multiple Disabilities Autism AAC Users Deafblind Developmental Delays Intellectual Disabilities Early Childhood Elementary Students Emergent Communicators Related Concepts: Waiting connects naturally to many other concepts in your database, including: Turn-Taking Patience Self-Control Delayed Gratification First/Then Next Finish...
Also known as: Not Yet
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Children who are sighted learn about waiting by constantly observing people around them. They see others standing in line, waiting for a traffic light to change, watching classmates finish before taking a turn, noticing a teacher helping another student first, or watching food cook before eating. These visual observations help children understand that waiti...
Why This Matters Long-Term
Understanding waiting supports reciprocal communication, relationships, participation, self-regulation, problem solving, and increasingly independent social judgment across school, home, work, and community settings.
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