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Contracted Braille Workshop 20:

Shortforms Set 2

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Hadley presents Contracted Braille, Workshop 20, Shortforms, Set Two.

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To begin, make sure you have your braille workbook with you.

If you don’t already have one, call Hadley at 847-784-2816 and we’ll mail one right out to you.

Now, let’s look at more shortforms.

As you learned previously, shortforms are abbreviations that stand for words.

Feel the braille in the top-left corner of the page.

These are the words “either,” “neither,” and “against.”

Above the middle line, you’ll find three words. Let’s read them together.

The first word is, “either.”

Now, let’s read the second word. This is, “neither.”

And the last word is, “against.”

Notice that the shortform “against” uses the shortform ag for “again” and the groupsign st.

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

Let’s read these words together: “either, “neither,” “against.”

Turn the page.

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Feel the braille in the top left corner of the page.

This is the word “either,” e-i.

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

As you read the braille and work through the activities on these pages, use the Pause button or spacebar to pause for as long as you need to.

Then, select the Play button, or press the spacebar again, to hear the feedback for that item.

Which row above the middle line contains the word “either?”

Did you find it in the first row? That’s right!

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

Read the words in the first row and find which word is “either.”

If you picked the first word, you got it!

Now, find the word “either” in the next row.

In this row, “either” is the last word.

Next, find “either” in the third row.

This time it’s the middle word.

Finally, find “either” in the last row.

It’s the first word.

Move to the next page.

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Feel the braille in the top left corner of the page.

This is the word “neither,” n-e-i.

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

Which row contains the word “neither?”

If you said the second row, you found it!

Below the middle line are four rows of braille words.

Read the words in the first row and find which one is “neither.”

“Neither” is the last word.

Now, read the second row and find the word “neither.”

Did you pick the middle word? If so, you got it!

Next, find the word “neither” in the third row.

It’s the middle word again.

Finally, read the last row and find the word “neither.”

The last word is “neither.”

Turn the page.

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Feel the braille in the top left corner of the page.

This is the word “against,” ag and the groupsign st.

Read the three rows of braille words above the middle line and find which row contains the word “against.”

Did you find the word “against” in the first row? That’s right!

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

Which word in the first row is “against?”

It’s the middle word.

Now, find the word “against” in the second row.

It’s the middle word again.

Now, find “against” in the third row.

This time, it’s the last word.

Finally, find the word “against” in the last row.

If you picked the first word, you got it!

Go to the next page.

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Read the words “either,” “neither,” and “against” in the top left corner of the page.

Now, let’s read these words in phrases.

Above the middle line, you’ll find four phrases.

Once again, use the Pause button or the spacebar to stop the audio for as long as you need to complete an activity.

Then, select the Play button or press the spacebar again to hear the feedback.

Read the first phrase and find what shortform word is used.

If you said the word “neither,” you’re right!

The phrase says, “me neither.”

Now, read the second phrase and find what shortform is used here.

The word “either” is used in the phrase, “either rain or shine.”

Next, what shortform is used in the third phrase?

The word “against” is used in the phrase, “against all odds.”

Finally, what shortform is used in the last phrase?

This time the word is “neither.” The phrase says, “neither of them.”

Now, let’s look at the sentences below the middle line.

What does the first sentence say?

This one says, “The community voted to extend the park hours, but when it came to parking passes, they voted thereagainst.”

Notice that the shortform “against” can be used in longer words like the word “thereagainst.”

Now, read the second sentence.

The second sentence reads, “We can order either pizza or Thai food for dinner tonight.”

Finally, read the last sentence.

If you read, “He heard neither the clock down the hallway nor the birds on the windowsill,” you got it!

If you’d like to go through the activities on this page again, you can always select Replay.

And if you’d like some help, reach out to a braille expert, we’d love to help.

When you’re ready, turn the page.

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Now, let’s look at three more shortforms.

Feel the braille in the top left corner of the page.

These are the words, “would,” “could,” and “should.”

Above the middle line are three words. Let’s read them together.

The first word is “would.”

Now, the second word.

This is “could.”

And the last word is “should.”

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

Let’s read these words together: “would,” “could,” “should.”

Move to the next page.

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Feel the braille in the top left corner of the page.

This is the word “would,” w-d.

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

Which row contains the word “would?”

Did you find it in the second row? That’s right!

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

Read the words in the first row and find which one is “would.”

“Would” is the middle word.

Now, find “would” in the second row.

If you said “would” is the first word, you got it!

Where is “would” in the third row?

This time, “would” is the last word.

Finally, find the word “would” in the last row.

It’s the middle word.

Turn the page.

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Feel the braille in the top left corner of the page.

This is the word “could,” c-d.

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

Which row contains the word “could?”

If you found “could” in the last row, you’re right!

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

Read the words in the first row and find which word is “could.”

“Could” is the first word.

Now, find the word “could” in the next row.

If you picked the last word, that’s it!

Next, find the word “could” in the third row.

This time, “could” is the middle word.

And finally, where is “could” in the last row?

It’s the first word.

Go to the next page.

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Feel the braille in the top left corner of the page.

This is the word “should,” the groupsign sh, and d.

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

Which row contains the word “should?”

Did you find “should” in the last row? That’s it!

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

Read the first row and find which word is “should.”

In the first row, “should” is the middle word.

Now, find “should” in the next row.

In this row, it’s the first word.

Next, find the word “should” in the third row.

This time, “should” is the middle word.

Finally, find “should” in the last row.

Did you pick the first word? You got it!

Turn the page.

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Feel the words “would,” “could,” and “should” in the top left corner of the page.

Let’s read these words within some phrases.

Above the middle line, you’ll find four phrases.

Read the first phrase and find what shortform word is used.

The word “could” is used here. The phrase says, “you could too.”

Now, read the second phrase and find what shortform is used.

The word “should” is used in the phrase, “they should go.”

Next, read the third phrase and find which shortform is used.

The word “would” is used in the phrase, “she would.”

Finally, what shortform is used in the last phrase?

Did you say, “would?” That’s correct!

The phrase says, “would it be fine.”

Below the middle line, you’ll find three sentences.

What does the first sentence say?

If you read, “The family could have gone to the beach today, but they thought it was going to storm,” great reading!

Now, read the second sentence.

This one says, “The dog shouldn’t chase squirrels like that!”

Finally, read the last sentence.

The last sentence reads, “I wouldn’t have gone to the movies if I had known they were out of popcorn.”

Move to the next page.

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Feel the braille in the top left corner of the page.

These are three more shortforms; the words “such,” “much,” and must.”

Here’s a hint to remember these. They’re all words with the letter u.

Find the three words above the middle line and let’s read them together.

The first word is “such.” The second word is “much.” And the last word is “must.”

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

Let’s read these words together: “such,” “much,” “must.”

Turn the page.

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Feel the braille in the top left corner of the page.

This is the word “such,” s and the ch groupsign.

Above the middle line, you’ll find three rows of braille. Which row contains the word “such?”

If you found “such” in the first row, you got it!

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

Read the words in the first row and find which word is “such.”

“Such” is the first word.

Now, read the second row and find the word “such.”

If you picked the last word, that’s right!

Next, find the word “such” in the third row.

This time “such” is the middle word.

Finally, find “such” in the last row. It’s the first word.

Go to the next page.

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Feel the braille in the top left corner of the page.

This is the word “much,” m and the groupsign ch.

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

Which row contains the word “much?”

Did you find it in the last row? That’s right!

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

Read the words in the first row and find which one is “much.”

In the first row, “much” is the middle word.

Which word is “much” in the second row?

This time it’s the first word.

Now, find the word “much” in the third row.

It’s the last word.

And finally, find “much” in the last row.

If you picked the middle word, you got it!

Turn the page.

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Feel the braille in the top left corner of the page.

This is the word “must,” m and the groupsign st.

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

Which row contains the word “must?”

If you said “must” is in the middle row, you’re right!

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

Read the words in the first row and find which word is “must.”

If you picked the first word, you got it!

Now, find the word “must” in the next row.

This time, it’s the middle word.

Find the word “must” in the third row.

In this row, it’s the first word.

Finally, find “must” in the last row.

It’s the last word.

Move to the next page.

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Read the words “such,” “much,” and “must” in the top left corner of the page.

Let’s read these words in some phrases.

Find the four phrases above the middle line.

Read the first one and find what shortform word is used.

This phrase includes the word “must.” The phrase is, “we must go.”

Now, read the second phrase and find what shortform is used.

This time the word “such” is used in the phrase, “such is life.”

How about the third phrase?

The word “much” is used in the phrase, “so much love.”

Finally, what shortform is used in the last phrase?

Did you find the word “such?” You got it!

The phrase is, “such a beautiful day.”

Below the middle line, you’ll find three sentences.

What does the first sentence say?

The first sentence reads, “The decorations for the party are overmuch sparkly.”

Next, read the second sentence.

If you read, “The old house is quite musty,” that’s it!

Finally, read the last sentence.

This one says, “The kids like to play disc golf, frisbee, or suchlike.”

Turn the page.

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Feel the word “either” in the top left corner of the page.

Near the top of the page, you’ll find six rows of braille.

Each row has three words.

In the first row, which is the correct way to braille the word “either?”

The first word is correct.

Now, read the second row and find the correct way to write, “would.”

This time it’s the middle word.

In the third row, which word is correct for “such?”

Did you pick the last one? Well done!

In the fourth row, which word is correct for “could?”

It’s the middle word.

Now find “much” in the fifth row.

This time it’s the first word.

Finally, read the last row and find the correct way to braille “neither.”

The last word is correct.

Continue down the page and read the three sentences.

Which sentence uses the word “against?”

If you said the second sentence, you got it!

This one says, “Put the table against that wall.”

Now, which sentence has the word “should”

It’s the first sentence. “The pillows should go on the sofa.”

Finally, which sentence uses the word “must?”

The last sentence includes “must.” It reads, “We must repaint the walls in that room.”

Go to the next page.

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Feel the word “would” in the top left corner of the page.

Near the top of the page, you’ll find four sentences.

As always, select Pause while you read, then select Play when you’re ready for the feedback.

Read the first sentence and find what shortform words are used.

If you said, “neither” and “against” you found them!

The sentence says, “Neither of them will stand against us.”

Now, read the second sentence and identify the shortform words that are used.

“Could,” “either, “today,” and “tomorrow” are all used in, “Could we go either today or tomorrow?”

Next, read the third sentence and find which shortform words are used.

The shortforms “would” and “must” are in the sentence, “We would go, but we must finish this.”

Finally, read the fourth sentence and identify the shortform words used.

This one includes the shortforms “should” and “much.”

The sentence says, “That car shouldn’t cost so much!”

Continue down the page to find six more sentences.

Read sentences 1 and 2 and find which one is written correctly.

Sentence 1 is correct. In sentence 2, the word “such” should be written in shortform.

Now, read sentences 3 and 4 and find which one is written correctly.

Did you choose sentence 4? That’s right!

Sentence 3 has the word “neither” written incorrectly.

Finally, read sentences 5 and 6 and choose which one is correct.

Sentence number 6 is right.

Sentence 5 has the word “against” written incorrectly.

If these felt tricky, feel free to replay the page and try again.

And if you’d like some help, you can always call to chat with a braille expert.

Turn the page.

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Feel the word “such” in the top left corner of the page.

Now, continue down the page to find a list of “This or That” options that make it easy to order a sandwich.

Read the complete list, and then we’ll look at a few questions.

Now that you’ve read all the sandwich options, let’s look at a few questions.

What type of meats can you choose from?

You can choose from ham or turkey.

How many cheese options are there?

There are three types of cheese to pick from.

Which cheese is musty?

The Swiss cheese is quite musty.

What types of mustards are not available?

Regular and spicy mustard are both unavailable.

What are three of the toppings you can choose from?

Lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles are listed.

And what’s the recommended way that you must try your sandwich?

Did you say toasted? That’s right!

Try writing a list for yourself using the shortform words you’ve learned.

These contractions make a lot of words faster to write and to read.

When you’re ready to complete this workshop, select Next.

Completion

Congratulations! You’ve learned nine more shortform words.

If you have questions about using these shortforms, or anything else you’ve learned in these workshops, reach out to a Hadley braille expert at 847-784-2816. We’re happy to help.