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Braille for Everyday Use

Workshop 6: Letters q through t

Opening

Hadley presents Braille for Everyday Use, Workshop 6: Letters q through t.

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Let’s start exploring the new letters.

Feel the braille in the top left corner of the page. This is the letter “q,” dots 1-2-3-4-5.

The letter q uses the three dots on the first side of the braille cell and the top two dots on the second side of the braille cell.

To remember q, think of the word “quit.” Imagine someone is brailling out each dot—1-2-3-4-5—then quits before they get to dot 6.

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

Place your fingers on the letter q at the beginning of the first row. No need to count; just feel each row of q’s from left to right.

Turn the page.

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Feel the two braille letter q’s, dots 1-2-3-4-5, in the top left corner of the page.

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

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

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

There are four q’s in the first row.

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

If you counted eight, you found them all.

And last, count the number of q’s in the third row. There are six.

Turn the page.

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

Let’s practice reading the full braille cell and the letter q.

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

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

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

There are three q’s in the first row.

Now, count only the full braille cells in the second row.

There are four full braille cells in the second row.

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

If you found four q’s, you’re right.

Turn the page.

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Feel the braille in the top left corner of the page. This is the letter “r,” dots 1-2-3-5.

The letter r uses the three dots on the first side of the braille cell and the middle dot on the second side of the braille cell.

A hint to remember r is “right.” The dots show an arrow pointing right.

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

Place your fingers on the letter r at the beginning of the first row. No need to count; just feel each row of r’s from left to right.

Turn the page.

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Feel the two braille letter r’s in the top left corner of the page, dots 1-2-3-5.

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

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

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

If you said seven, you’re right!

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

There are four in this row.

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

There are six.

Turn the page.

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

Let’s practice reading the full braille cell and the letter r.

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

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

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

There are four r’s in the first row.

Now count only the full braille cells in the second row.

There are five full braille cells in the second row.

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

If you found three r’s, you’re right.

Turn the page.

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Feel the letters m-n-p, and q in the top left corner of the page.

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

Which row has the q’s?

The q’s are in the second row.

Next, find the row of m’s.

The m’s are in the last row.

Now find the row of n’s.

The first row has n’s.

Finally, find the row of p’s.

If you said the third row, you found it!

If you’d like another try, just replay this page at the end. It’s fine to take things slow.

When you’re ready, turn the page.

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Feel the letters p-q, and r in the top left corner of the page.

Below the middle line, you’ll find one row of mixed braille letters.

Place your fingers at the beginning of the row and count the number of r’s.

There are four r’s in this row.

Now count the number of q’s.

If you counted three q’s, you’re right.

And finally, how many p’s are in this row?

There are three.

Turn the page.

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

The letter s uses the bottom two dots on the first side of the braille cell and the top dot on the second side of the braille cell.

To remember s, imagine a saxophone, with the bottom part on the left side and the mouthpiece up on the right.

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

Place your fingers on the letter s at the beginning of the first row. No need to count; just feel each row of s’s from left to right.

Turn the page.

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

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

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

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

There are four s’s in the first row.

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

If you counted five, you found them all.

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

There are seven.

Turn the page.

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

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

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

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

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

There are three s’s in the first row.

Now, count only the full braille cells in the second row.

There are three full braille cells.

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

If you found four s’s, you’re right.

Turn the page.

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Feel the braille in the top left corner of the page. This is the letter “t,” dots 2-3-4-5.

The letter t uses the bottom two dots on the first side of the braille cell and the top two dots on the second side of the braille cell.

A hint to remember T is “twist.” Think of a lemon slice that twists down on the left and up on the right.

Below the middle line, you’ll find three rows of t’s.

Place your fingers on the letter t at the beginning of the first row. No need to count; just feel each row of t’s from left to right.

Turn the page.

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Feel the two braille letter t’s, dots 2-3-4-5, in the top left corner of the page.

Below the middle line, you’ll find three rows of t’s.

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

From left to right, count the number of t’s in the first row.

There are six t’s in the first row.

Now, count the number of t’s in the second row.

If you counted four, you’re right!

And last, count the number of t’s in the third row.

There are five.

Turn the page.

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

Let’s practice reading the full braille cell and the letter t.

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

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

Count only the number of t’s in the first row.

There are three t’s.

Now count only the full braille cells in the second row.

There are four full braille cells in the second row.

And how many t’s are in the third row?

If you found four t’s, you’re right.

Turn the page.

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Feel the r-s, and t in the top left corner of this page.

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

Place your fingers on the t at the beginning of the first row. Including this t, count the number of t’s in this row.

There are two t’s in this row.

Now place your fingers on the s at the beginning of the second row. Including this s, count the number of s’s in the row.

If you said four, you’re right.

Finally, place your fingers on the r at the beginning of the third row. How many r’s are in this row?

There are two r’s.

Turn the page.

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Feel the letters s and t in the top left corner of the page.

Below the middle line, you’ll find four boxes with letters inside them. These letters could be used to label canisters in the kitchen.

Use your scanning skills to find the four boxes.

Now, find the box that contains the letters you could use for the canister holding “quick chocolate.”

You would use q-c in the third box.

Which would mark the canister for “dark roast?”

If you said letters d-r, in the first box, you’re correct!

How about “granulated sugar?”

Letters g-s are in the last box.

And finally, which would you use to label “Russian tea?”

The second box has the letters r-t.

Turn the page.

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Feel the letters q-r in the top left corner of the page.

Let’s practice reading sets of letters.

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

Which row contains the letters n-o?

The second row has the letters n-o.

Now, which row has s-t?

If you said the bottom row, that’s correct.

Last, in which row are the letters q-r?

q-r is in the top row.

Turn the page.

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Feel the letters t and s in the top left corner of the page.

It’s handy to label your clothing by color and type using two letters.

Below the middle line, there are three boxes containing letters.

Use your scanning skills to find the box that contains the letters r-s for a “red shirt.”

The middle box contains the letters r-s.

Now, find the box containing the letters t-p for “tan pants.”

If you said the first box, you’re right.

Finally, which box contains the letters b-s for “black shirt?”

The letters b-s are in the last box.

Turn the page.

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Feel the q-r-s, and t in the top left corner of the page.

Let’s look at some more labeling ideas in the kitchen.

Below the middle line, you’ll find three boxes arranged from top to bottom. Each box contains a word.

Scan to find the three boxes.

When you get home from shopping, in which container would you put the “spaghetti?”

The last box, marked “pasta,” would be the right one!

Turn the page.

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Feel the letters r and t in the top left corner of the page.

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

Feel the letters in each row, and find the row that’s in alphabetical order.

The second row is in alphabetical order, beginning with the letter n.

If you found this tricky, or you just want to practice some more before moving on, replay the page at the end as many times as you’d like. There’s no rush.

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

When you’re ready, turn the page.

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Feel the letters q and t in the top left corner of the page.

Below the middle line, you’ll find four items on a grocery shopping list.

Which item would you find in the produce section of the store?

This one might take a little time, so feel free to pause the audio if you’d like.

The last item, “radishes,” would be in the produce section.

The list of items from top to bottom reads “tea,” “rice,” “taco shells,” and “radishes.”

Turn the page.

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Feel the letters r-t, together, in the top left corner of the page.

In the top right corner, find the sticker with the name of a room in your home.

You may find it useful to mark switches in your home with “on” or “off,” “start” or “stop,” or to label the switches in your electrical panel.

Below the middle line, you’ll find three boxes representing electrical switches.

They’re each labeled with the name of a room to the far left, and the on and off positions on either side of the switch.

Find the row with a switch for the “kitchen.”

The second row has the electrical switch for the “kitchen.”

You can use the sticker in the top right corner of the page to place over the words “kitchen on.” Or you may want to use it to label your own electrical panel. You can even cut the sticker apart and use the “on” sticker separately.

Now, which row has a switch labeled for the “bedroom?”

It’s the bottom row.

Last, find the row labeled for the “bath.”

The top row is for the “bath.”

Turn the page.

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Here are some extra stickers for the letters q-r-s, and t that you can use to label things around your home, like your kitchen containers. If you’ve learned how to write these letters, try making yourself a shopping list.

If you’d like more ideas on things you can do with these letters, call a Hadley braille expert at 847-784-2816.

Select Next to complete this workshop.

Completion

Congratulations! You know letters q through t.