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Task analysis

Breaking a skill such as brushing teeth, putting on a uniform or packing a school bag into small, ordered steps, so each step can be taught and checked. Chaining then teaches the steps in order, forwards from the first or backwards from the last.

Related: Applied behaviour analysis (ABA) · Prompting and prompt fading · Visual schedule

Read: Life skills for special needs children: a plan by age, from dressing to money · Task analysis and chaining: teaching brushing, dressing and packing the school bag step by step

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