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Braille for Everyday Use

Workshop 5: Letters n through p

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Hadley presents Braille for Everyday Use, Workshop 5: Letters n through p.

Page 1

Feel the braille in the top left corner of the page. This is the letter “n,” dots 1-3-4-5.

The letter n uses the top and bottom dots on the first side of the braille cell, and the top and middle dots on the second side of the braille cell.

A good way to remember n is to think of a dog’s nose—it’s wider on the left and narrower on the right.

Below the middle line you’ll find three rows of n’s.

Place your fingers on the letter n at the beginning of the first row. There’s no need to count; just let your fingers feel the three rows of n’s from left to right.

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Page 2

Feel the two braille letter n’s in the top left corner of the page, dots 1-3-4-5.

Below the middle line, you’ll find three rows of n’s.

Find the letter n at the beginning of the first row.

From left to right, count the number of n’s in the first row.

There are six n’s in the first row.

Now, count the number of n’s in the second row.

There are four.

And last, count the number of n’s in the third row.

If you counted nine, you found them all!

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Page 3

Feel the full cell and the letter n in the top left corner of the page.

Let’s practice reading the full cell and the letter n.

Below the middle line, you’ll find three rows of braille.

Place your fingers on the letter n at the beginning of the first row.

Count only the number of n’s in the first row.

There are four n’s.

Now count only the full cells in the second row.

There are two full cells.

And how many n’s are in the third row?

If you found five, you’re right!

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Page 4

Feel the braille in the top left corner of the page. This is the letter “o,” dots 1-3-5.

The letter o uses the top and bottom dots on the first side of the cell, and the middle dot on the second side of the cell.

A hint to remember o is these three dots form a “greater-than” or “more-than” sign—so think of the o in “more.”

Below the middle line, you’ll find three rows of o’s.

Place your fingers on the letter o at the beginning of the first row. There’s no need to count; simply let your fingers feel the three rows of o’s from left to right.

Turn the page.

Page 5

Feel the two braille letter o’s in the top left corner of the page—dots 1-3-5.

Below the middle line, you’ll find three rows of o’s.

Find the letter o at the beginning of the first row.

From left to right, count the number of o’s in the first row.

If you said seven, you found them all.

Now, count the number of o’s in the second row.

There are five in this row.

And last, count the number of o’s in the third row.

There are six.

Turn the page.

Page 6

Feel the full cell and the letter o in the top left corner of the page.

Let’s practice reading the full cell and the letter o.

Below the middle line, you’ll find three rows of braille.

Place your fingers on the letter o at the beginning of the first row.

Count only the number of o’s in the first row.

There are three o’s in the first row.

Now count only the full cells in the second row.

There are four full cells.

And how many o’s are in the third row?

If you found three, you’re right.

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Page 7

Feel the braille in the top left corner of the page. This is the letter “p,” dots 1-2-3-4.

The letter p uses all three dots on the first side of the braille cell. It also uses the top dot on the right side of the braille cell.

A hint to remember p is that the braille p looks a lot like the print letter p.

Below the middle line, you’ll find three rows of letters.

Place your fingers on the letter p at the beginning of the first row. There’s no need to count; simply let your fingers feel the three rows of p’s from left to right.

Turn the page.

Page 8

Feel the two braille letter p’s, dots 1-2-3-4, in the top left corner of the page.

Below the middle line, you’ll find three rows of p’s.

Find the letter p at the beginning of the first row.

From left to right, count the number of p’s in the first row.

There are four.

Now, count the number of p’s in the second row.

If you got seven, you’re right.

And last, count the number of p’s in the third row.

There are five p’s in the third row.

Turn the page.

Page 9

Feel the full cell and the letter p in the top left corner of the page.

Let’s practice reading the full cell and the letter p.

Below the middle line, you’ll find three rows of braille.

Place your fingers on the letter p at the beginning of the first row.

Count only the number of p’s in the first row.

There are four p’s in the first row.

Now count only the full cells in the second row.

There are six full cells.

And how many p’s are in the third row?

If you found five p’s in this row, you found them all.

Turn the page.

Page 10

Feel the letters n-o in the top left corner of the page.

The n and o are similar, but n has an added dot, dot 4, on the top right side of the cell.

It can be helpful to label the items in your medicine cabinet so you can tell the difference between similar items—like a bottle of regular eye drops and a bottle of ocular lubricant.

Below the middle line, you’ll find three rows of braille with sets of letters that might be used to label things in your medicine cabinet.

Place your fingers at the beginning of the first row.

Find the letters you could use for “pain medication.”

If you picked the first set of letters, p-m, you’re right.

Now let’s look at row two. Find the letters for labeling “blood pressure medication.”

The last set of letters is b-p.

And in the third row, find the letters for “ocular lubricant.”

It’s the last set, letters o-l.

Just replay this page if you want to try this activity again. There’s no hurry.

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Page 11

Feel the letters n-f in the top left corner of the page.

You can use braille letters to label your shoe boxes or shoe rack, so you can easily tell apart your different shoes.

Below the middle line are three boxes with two letters each.

If you want to label the space for your “navy flats,” which box has the right letters?

If you chose the letters in the middle box, you’re right.

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Page 12

You know quite a few braille letters now! Let’s practice reading a shopping list.

Feel the letters o-p in the top left corner of the page.

Below the middle line are two boxes with words on a shopping list.

Scan to find the two boxes.

Now find the box that has the words “mop,” “pan,” and “map.”

Did you choose the second box? That’s right! The first box has the words “egg,” “ham,” and “fig.”

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Page 13

Feel the letters p-b in the top left corner of the page.

Below the middle line, you’ll find a row with three sets of letters.

Which letters could you use to label “peanut butter?”

If you chose the first set of letters, that’s it! They say p-b.

The middle letters say l-b, and the last ones are p-c.

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Page 14

Feel the letters d-n-o in the top left corner of the page.

Below the middle line, there are three boxes from top to bottom.

Find the box that contains the best label for “dog food.”

The middle label says “dog.”

The first box says “fog” and the last box says “don.”

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Page 15

Feel the letters o-n in the top left corner of the page.

The o and n are similar, but n has an added dot, dot 4, on the top right side of the cell.

Below the middle line, you’ll find two rows of braille.

Each row has a word at the beginning of the line, then a space, and three more words or letter sets.

Place your fingers at the beginning of the first row, and read the word.

If you read, “no,” you’re correct!

Now read the next three sets of letters in this row. Find the word that matches “no.”

It’s the last word.

Now let’s look at the second row. Read the word at the beginning of the line.

The word is “pan.”

Now read the other three words in this row and find the one that matches “pan.”

It’s the first one. The middle word is “nap,” and the last word is “pad.”

Press Replay if something’s not clear or if you’d like to try this page again.

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Page 16

Feel the letters o-f in the top left corner of the page.

Next, find the two stickers in the top right corner of the page, and read the words. The two stickers say, “on” and “off.”

When something in your home has a switch that rocks back and forth, it can be difficult to know which direction is on and which is off.

So it can be helpful to label your switches.

Below the middle line, you’ll find a row of braille.

In the middle of the row is a box containing the word, “lamp.”

Scan to find the box and read the word, “lamp.”

Now place your fingers at the beginning of the row, and read the words before and after the box.

Which word says “on,” and which one says “off?”

The right side says “on,” and the left side says “off.”

You can peel the stickers from the top right corner of the page and place them over the matching words next to the box.

Or you can use these stickers to label a switch at home.

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Page 17

Feel the letters h-n in the top left corner of the page.

Below the middle line, you’ll find a braille word on the left, and as you scan to the right, you’ll find three boxes containing words.

First, find and read the word at the beginning of the row.

It’s the word “hand” for labeling your hand lotion.

Now find which box has the same word, “hand.”

If you picked the last box, you are correct.

The first box says, “dine” and the middle box says, “hope.”

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Page 18

Let’s practice reading letters in alphabetical order.

Feel the letters n-o-p in the top left corner of the page.

Below the middle line, you’ll find three rows of letters.

In which row are the letters NOT in alphabetical order?

If you said row two, you’re right—because the m and the n are switched.

Row 1 says, i-j-k-l-m-n.

Row 2 says, k-l-n-m-o-p.

Row 3 says, h-i-j-k-l-m.

You can pause at any time if you’d like to try again.

And if you’d like some extra help, reach out to a braille expert. We’re happy to help.

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Page 19

Feel the letters p-o-n in the top left corner of the page.

Below the middle line, you’ll find a row containing a braille word and three boxes.

Each box has a word, but only one of the words is something you might put on a hamburger.

Now place your fingers at the beginning of the row. Read the word, and then read the three choices after that word. Find the match for the first word.

If you picked the first box, you are correct. Some people like to put a “pickle” on their hamburger.

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Page 20

Feel the letters o-n-p in the top left corner of the page.

Below the middle line, you’ll find three boxes with words you could use for food labels.

Scan to find the boxes.

Find the box that contains the word naming a type of spice.

If you picked the second box, you found the label for “onion powder.”

Turn the page.

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Here are some extra stickers with the letters n-o, and p and some blank stickers.

You can label things like the “On” button of your microwave or a light switch.

And the p could be handy for labeling your “phone charger.”

Or you can label other things with any of the letters you have learned: a through p.

Have fun labeling items around your home!

And we would love to talk to you about learning braille and labeling.

Call Hadley at 847-784-2816 to speak with a braille expert. We want to help!

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Completion

Congratulations! You know letters n through p.