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Contracted Braille Workshop 25:

Shortforms Set 7

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Hadley presents Contracted Braille Workshop 25: Shortforms Set 7.

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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 another set of shortform words.

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

These are the words, “afterward,” “according,” “immediate,” and “braille.”

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

The first word is “afterward.”

The second word is “according.”

Now, the third word, “immediate.”

And the last word, “braille.”

Below the middle line is a row of words.

Let’s read these words together, “according, immediate, afterward, braille.”

Turn the page.

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

This is “afterward,” a-f-w.

You’ve learned the shortform for after, a-f. Just add the w for “afterward.”

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

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

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

Which row contains “afterward?”

If you found it in the second row, that’s right!

Below the middle line are four rows of words.

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

If you picked the third word, you got it!

Now, find “afterward” in the next row.

In this row, it’s the first word.

Next, where’s “afterward” in the third row?

This time, “afterward” is the second word.

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

It’s the last word.

Move to the next page.

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

This is “according,” a-c.

Above the middle line are four rows of braille.

Which row has the word “according?”

Did you find according in the third row? That’s correct!

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

In the first row, which word is “according?”

“According” is the last word.

Now, read the second row and find “according.”

This time, “according” is the third word.

Where’s the word “according” in the next row?

Did you say it’s the second word? That’s right!

And what about the last row? Where’s “according?”

In this row, it’s the first word.

Turn the page.

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

This is “immediate,” i-m-m.

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

Which row contains “immediate?”

If you said “immediate” is in the last row, you found it!

Below the middle line are four rows of words.

Read the words in the first row and find “immediate.”

“Immediate” is the second word.

And which word is “immediate” in the next row?

Did you pick the last word? That’s it!

Now, find “immediate” in the third row.

This time, it’s the first word.

Finally, where’s “immediate” in the last row?

In this row, it’s the second 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 “braille,” b-r-l.

Above the middle line are four rows of words.

Which row has the word “braille?”

If you found it in the second row, you got it!

Below the middle line are four rows of words.

Which word is “braille” in the first row?

It’s the first word.

Now, find “braille” in the next row.

In this row, it’s the second word.

How about the third row? Which word is “braille?”

This time, “braille” is the last word.

And finally, where’s the word “braille” in the last row?

If you picked the third word, you’re right!

Turn the page.

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Feel the words “afterward,” “according,” “immediate,” and “braille” in the top left corner of the page.

Now, let’s read the four phrases near the top of the page.

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.

What does the first phrase say?

The first phrase says, “read braille.”

Now, read the second phrase.

This one says, “shortly afterward it thundered.”

How about the third phrase?

If you read, “had an immediate reaction,” you got it!

And what does the last phrase say?

The last one says, “according to my sources.”

Now, continue down the page to find four sentences.

Read the first sentence and find which shortforms are used.

Did you find “neither” and “immediate?” That’s right!

What shortforms do you find in the second sentence?

This one has a lot: “braille,” “letter,” “blind,” “friend,” and “afternoon.”

How about the third sentence? Which shortforms do you find here?

This sentence has “according,” “your,” “should,” and “always.”

Finally, which shortforms are used in the last sentence?

The last sentence uses the shortforms “perhaps,” “together,” “afterward,” and “ourselves.”

Great work! If any of these were tricky, feel free to replay the page or reach out to a Hadley braille expert for help.

Move to the next page.

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Let’s look at a few more shortforms.

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

These are the words, “receive,” “receiving,” “deceive,” and “deceiving.”

Above the middle line, find the first word and let’s read it together.

This is “receive.”

Now, the second word, “receiving.”

The third word is “deceive.”

And the last word is “deceiving.”

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

Let’s read these words together: “receive, deceive, receiving, deceiving.”

Turn the page.

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

This is the word “receive,” r-c-v.

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

Which row contains “receive?”

If you found it in the third row, you got it!

Below the middle line are four rows of words.

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

If you picked the third word, you found it!

Now, find “receive” in the next row.

In this row, it’s the second word.

Next, find “receive” in the third row.

It’s the second word again.

Finally, where’s “receive” in the last row?

This time, it’s the last word.

Go to the next page.

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

This is “receiving,” r-c-v-g.

Only the letter g is added to the shortform “receive” to make “receiving,” not the ing contraction.

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

Which row contains “receiving?”

If you found “receiving” in the second row, that’s correct!

Below the middle line are four rows of words.

In the first row, which word is “receiving?”

“Receiving” is the first word.

Next, read the words in the second row and find “receiving.”

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

How about the third row? Where’s “receiving?”

This time, “receiving” is the last word.

And now find “receiving” in the last row.

In this row, it’s the second word.

Turn the page.

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

This is “deceive,” d-c-v.

Above the middle line are four rows of braille.

Which row contains “deceive?”

If you found it in the last row, you got it!

Below the middle line are four more rows of words.

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

“Deceive” is the second word.

Which word is “deceive” in the second row?

In this row, it’s the last word.

Now, find “deceive” in the third row.

This time, “deceive” is the second word.

And finally, which word is “deceive” in the last row?

Did you pick the second word again? That’s it!

Move to the next page.

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

This is the word “deceiving,” d-c-v-g.

Just like “receive” and “receiving,” you add g to the end of the shortform “deceive” to make “deceiving.”

Above the middle line are four rows of braille.

Which row contains the word “deceiving?”

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

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

Which word is “deceiving” in the first row?

It’s the third word.

Now, find “deceiving” in the next row.

In this row, it’s the last word.

How about the third row? Which word is “deceiving?”

If you said it’s the first word, you’re right!

And now find “deceiving” in the last row.

This time, it’s the second word.

Turn the page.

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Feel the words “receive,” “receiving,” “deceive,” and “deceiving” in the top left corner of the page.

Now, find the four phrases near the top of the page.

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

What does the first phrase say?

This says, “receive a gift.”

Next, read the second phrase.

Did you read, “magicians deceive us?” That’s right!

How about the third phrase?

This one reads, “stand in the receiving line.”

Finally, what does the last phrase say?

It says, “mirages are deceiving.”

Continue down the page to find two columns of words.

Which column has these words in order: receive, receiving, deceive and deceiving?

If you said the second column, you got it!

Go to the next page.

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

Now, move down to read the shortform at the beginning of the first row.

After you’ve read the shortform, read the three spelled-out words on the same line.

Which of these three words is correct for the shortform at the beginning?

If you said it’s the last word, “receive,” you got it!

How about the shortform in the second row? Which word is correct?

This time, it’s the middle word, “immediate.”

Now, try the third row.

This shortform is the word “braille.”

And in the fourth row, which word is correct?

It’s the middle word, “according.”

What about the shortform in the next row?

For this row, it’s the last word, “deceive.”

Finally, which word is correct for the shortform in the last row?

It’s the first word, “afterward.”

Continue down the page and you’ll find a paragraph that tells a short story.

Go ahead and read the paragraph, and then we’ll look at some questions.

Now that you’ve read the story, let’s look at some of the details.

What is Drew getting in his package?

He’s getting braille books.

What’s the first thing he should do when he receives the package?

If you said open it, you’ve got it!

Are the books as good as he’d hoped for?

Yes, they are!

Turn the page.

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Feel the words “braille,” “receive,” and “deceive” in the top left corner of the page.

You may recall that shortforms can be used as parts of longer words.

Read the words in the first row near the top of the page.

Did you read “brailled” and “brailler?” That’s right!

The word “braille” ends with the letter e, so the words “brailled” and “brailler” add only the letter d and r, not the ed or er contraction.

Now, read the next two rows.

“Deceived” and “receiver” work the same way.

These words add only the letter d and the letter r.

Continue down the page and you’ll find four fill-in-the-blank sentences.

Read sentence 1 and find which word below the sentence correctly fills in the blank.

The second word, with only the letter d on the end, is correct for the word “misbrailled.”

Which word is correct to complete sentence 2?

This time, the first word is right, “immediately” with just l-y on the end.

How about sentence 3?

If you chose the second word for “deceived,” you got it!

Finally, which word can be used to complete sentence 4?

The first word is correct for “afterward.”

Move to the next page.

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Feel the letter a in the top left corner of the page.

You’ve learned quite a few shortforms that begin with a. Let’s review them.

There are two columns of words on this page.

The shortforms that start with the letter a are in the column on the left.

Read the shortforms in the column on the left, and you can check yourself with the spelled-out words in the column on the right.

To review these shortforms again, let’s do the opposite.

Read the words on the right and say the shortform for that word.

Then check yourself for each one by reading the shortform on the left.

Were you able to identify all the letter a shortforms? Great work!

Feel free to repeat this activity as many times as you like.

When you’re ready, turn the page.

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

This title says, “Credit Card Statement.”

Have you ever wondered about receiving your bills and statements in braille?

Many places can send you braille statements if you ask.

Continue down the page to find a sample credit card statement showing dates, merchants, and transactions.

Read through this sample statement and then read the braille questions at the bottom of the page. Give yourself time to answer the questions and then we’ll check the answers together.

Now, let’s look at the answers.

The answer to question 1 is $22.50.

For question 2, you paid that bill on December 2nd.

The answer to question 3 is, the dates are brailled as numerals.

For question 4, if you said that you spent $63.29 at Jim’s market, you got it!

If you’d like to receive your statements or bills in braille, contact your bank, utilities, or credit card companies.

And if you have questions about this or other braille topics, contact a braille expert at Hadley. We’d love to help!

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

Completion

Congratulations! You’ve learned another set of shortform words.

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

We’re always happy to help!