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Braille for Everyday Use

Workshop 8: Letters x through z

Opening

Hadley presents Braille for Everyday Use, Workshop 8: Letters x through z.

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Ready to learn the last three letters of the alphabet?

Feel the braille in the top left corner of the page. This is the letter “x,” dots 1-3-4-6.

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

To remember x, think of the four ends of the print letter x.

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

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

Turn the page.

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Feel the two braille letter x’s in the top left corner of the page, dots 1-3-4-6.

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

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

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

There are four x’s in the first row.

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

If you counted nine, you found them all!

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

There are six.

Turn the page.

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

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

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

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

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

There are five x’s in the first row.

Now count only the full cells in the second row.

There are four full cells.

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

If you found two x’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 “y,” dots 1-3-4-5-6.

The letter y uses the top and bottom dots on the first side of the braille cell, and all three dots on the second side of the braille cell.

To remember y, think of a script letter y that’s laid down on its side.

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

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

Turn the page.

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Feel the two braille letter y’s in the top left corner of the page, dots 1-3-4-5-6.

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

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

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

There are four y’s in this row.

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

If you counted six, you’re right.

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

There are seven.

Turn the page.

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

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

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

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

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

There are five y’s in the first row.

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

There are three full cells.

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

If you found five, you found them all.

Turn the page.

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Feel the braille in the top left corner of the page. This is the letter “z,” dots 1-3-5-6.

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

A hint for z is to think of a zig-zag pattern across the braille cell, from dot 1 to 5 to 3 to 6.

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

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

Turn the page.

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Feel the two braille letter z’s in the top left corner of the page, dots 1-3-5-6.

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

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

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

There are five.

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

If you found eight z’s, you found them all!

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

There are four in this row.

Turn the page.

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

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

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

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

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

There are six z’s in the first row.

Now count only the full cells in the second row.

There are three full cells.

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

If you counted five z’s, you are correct!

Turn the page.

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Feel the letters x-y, and z in the top left corner of the page.

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

Place your fingers on the x at the beginning of the first row.

Including this one, how many x’s are in this row?

There are three x’s in this row.

Next, place your fingers on the z at the beginning of the second row.

How many z’s are in the second row?

There are four z’s in the second row.

Now, place your fingers on the y at the beginning of the third row.

Including this one, count the number of y’s in the row.

If you said four, you’re right!

Turn the page.

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Feel the letters z-y, and x in the top left corner of the page.

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

Place your fingers on the z at the beginning of the first row.

This row contains all z’s except for one letter that’s different.

Find the letter that’s different and feel what letter it is.

The fourth letter is different. It’s a u, not a z.

Now, place your fingers on the y at the beginning of the second row.

This row contains all y’s except for one letter that’s different.

Which one is different, and what letter is it?

If you said the seventh letter is different—letter n—you got it!

Finally, place your fingers on the x at the beginning of the third row.

This row contains all x’s except for one letter that’s different. Which one is it?

The last letter is different. It is m.

If you missed any, just press Replay at the end and practice this page as many times as you want.

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Feel the letters y and m in the top left corner of the page.

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

Scan to find the box that has the word, “yams.”

If you chose the middle box, you found it!

Turn the page.

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

If you’re a musician, you might want to label your different types of sheet music.

Below the middle line are three boxes.

Find the box that contains the word you could use to label “saxophone music.”

If you chose the first box, you got it! The first box says “sax.”

Turn the page.

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Feel the letters p and z in the top left corner of the page.

Below the middle line, there are three boxes arranged from top to bottom. Each box has a food word.

Scan to find the box used to label a container with leftover pizza.

The last box says, “pizza.”

When you’re ready, turn the page.

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Feel the three z’s in the top left corner of the page.

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

In which row are the letters in alphabetical order?

If you said the last row, that’s right!

Turn the page.

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Feel the letters w and y in the top left corner of the page.

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

Sometimes it’s helpful to use an abbreviation on a braille label to save space. The letters inside each box are abbreviations you might use for different colors of yarn.

In the top row, find the box with letters that could label “green yarn.”

The last box has the letters g-r and y-n.

In the bottom row, find the box containing letters for “white yarn.”

If you picked the middle one, with w-h and y-n, you’re correct.

Was this one tricky? Always feel free to replay the page at the end as many times as you need.

Turn the page.

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

Below the middle line, you’ll find two boxes, each containing three words.

Scan to find the box containing the words, “box,” “fox,” and “oxen.”

If you chose the box on the right, you got it!

Turn the page.

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

In the top right corner, find a sticker with words in braille.

Below the middle line, you’ll find three boxes. Each box has two words.

Scan to find the box for labeling your storage bags.

If you picked the last box that reads, “quart zip,” that’s it.

If you’d like, peel and stick the label over the matching box, or you can use it to label a box of storage bags in your home.

Turn the page.

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Feel the letters x-y, and z in the top left corner of the page.

Below the middle line, you’ll find four rows of phrases that you might add to your to-do list.

Which row tells you how to make your vehicle shiny?

The second row says, “wax car.”

Which row tells you to clean up your shop?

If you chose the last row, “tidy workbench,” you got it!

Now, which row reminds you to work out?

The first row says, “exercise today.”

And finally, which row tells you to rest after your workout?

The third row reminds you to “be lazy!”

If you’d like another try on this page, just press Replay when this page is done.

When you’re ready, turn the page.

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Here are some extra stickers for the letters “x,” “y,” and “z” to use to label things around your home.

And if you would like to speak with a braille expert about how to create your own labels, call us at 847-784-2816.

Select Next to complete this workshop.

Completion

Congratulations, you know all the letters of the alphabet!