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Contracted Braille Workshop 26:

Shortforms Set 8

Opening

Hadley presents Contracted Braille Workshop 26: Shortforms Set 8.

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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, “because,” “before,” “behind,” and “below.”

Notice that all the shortforms in this workshop start with the lower contraction “be.”

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

Let’s read the first row together.

This is, “because.”

Next, let’s read the second row.

This one says, “before.”

Now, the third row.

“Behind.” And the last row.

“Below.”

Below the middle line is a row of words.

Let’s read these words together: “behind, because, below, before.”

Turn the page.

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

This is “because.” It uses the be groupsign and the letter c.

As you read the braille and work through the 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 are four rows of braille.

Which row has “because?”

Did you find “because” in the second row? That’s right!

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

Go ahead and read the words in the first row and find which word is “because.”

If you said “because” is the second word, that’s it!

Next, read the second row and find the word “because.”

In this row it’s the third word.

And where’s “because” in the third row?

This time, it’s the first word.

Finally, find “because” in the last row.

In this 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 “before.” It uses the be groupsign and the letter f.

Above the middle line are four rows of braille, which row has “before?”

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

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

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

“Before” is the first word.

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

This time, it’s the last word.

Go to the next row and find the word “before.”

Did you say it’s the third word? Then, you got it!

Finally, find “before” in the last 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 “behind.” It’s the be groupsign, and the letter h.

Above the middle line are four rows of braille.

Which row has “behind?”

If you found “behind” in the third row, you got it!

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

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

“Behind” is the second word.

Now, in the second row, which word is “behind?”

This time, it’s the third word.

And where’s “behind” in the next row?

This time, it’s the last word.

Finally, find “behind” in the last row.

If you picked the first word, you got it!

Go to the next page.

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

This is “below,” the be groupsign and the letter l.

Above the middle line are four rows of braille.

Which row says, “below?”

Did you pick the last row? Well done!

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

Which word in the first row is “below?”

“Below” is the third word.

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

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

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

This time, it’s the second word.

Finally, find “below” in the last row.

In this row, it’s the third word.

Turn the page.

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Feel the braille in the top left corner of the page: “because,” “before,” “behind,” “below.”

Near the top of the page, you’ll find three columns of braille.

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.

Which column has these words in this order: because, before, behind, below.

If you said the third column, you got it!

Now, continue down the page and read all three rows.

Which row says, “broadband before?”

Row 2 says, “broadband before.”

Next, find the phrase “broadly behind.”

“Broadly behind” is in row 1.

And what does row 3 say?

If you read, “brisket below,” you read it correctly!

Move to the next page.

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Feel the braille in the top left corner of the page: “because,” “before,” “behind,” “below.”

On this page, you’ll find five sentences.

Go ahead and read sentence 1 and find the shortforms that are used.

Sentence 1 includes, “friend,” “quick,” “could,” “great,” “together,” “because,” and “much.”

Now, read sentence 2 and find the shortforms.

Did you find “although,” “before,” “also,” “together,” and “afterward?” Well done!

Which shortforms are in sentence 3?

Sentence 3 has “always” and “behind.”

What about sentence 4?

This one has “neither,” “would,” “ourselves,” “little,” and “necessary.”

Finally, find the shortforms in sentence 5.

The shortforms here are, “perhaps,” “should,” “immediate,” “almost,” and the word “its” without an apostrophe. Great reading!

Now, let’s look at a few questions about the sentences you read.

If you want to go back and reread them, use the Pause button or the spacebar to stop the audio for as long as you need.

Then, select the Play button, or press the spacebar again, when you’re ready.

In this story, where could the friends go to see concerts?

If you said at the amphitheater behind the park, which is in sentence 3, you got it!

When did the friends get together?

Sentence 2 says they meet before work for coffee and after work for dinner.

How did the friends meet?

Sentence 1 tells us they met at work.

And what does the author say is the best part of helping their friend?

The last sentence says, it’s hearing the smile in her voice.

Turn the page.

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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, “beneath,” “beside,” “between” and “beyond.”

Above the middle line, you’ll find four rows of braille. Let’s read the first row.

This is, “beneath.”

Now, the second row: “beside.”

And the third row is “between.”

Finally, the last row says, “beyond.”

Below the middle line is a row of words.

Let’s read these words together: “beside, between, beneath, beyond.”

Go to the next page.

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

This is “beneath.” It uses the be groupsign and the letter n.

Above the middle line are four rows of braille.

Which row has “beneath?”

If you said “beneath” is in the third row, that’s right!

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

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

In this row, it’s the first word.

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

Did you say it’s the last word? Then you got it!

Now, go to the next row and find “beneath.”

This time, it’s the second word.

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

In this row, it’s the third word.

Turn the page.

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

This is “beside,” the be groupsign s.

Above the middle line are four rows of braille.

Which row has the word “beside?”

Did you pick the last row? You found it.

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

Which word in the first row is “beside?”

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

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

In this row, it’s the last word.

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

This time, it’s the second word.

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

It’s the third word.

Move to the next page.

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

This is “between.” It uses the be groupsign and the letter t.

Above the middle line are four rows of braille.

Which row has “between?”

If you said it’s the second row, you got it!

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

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

“Between” is the second word.

Next, read the second row and find “between.”

In this row, it’s the third word.

Where’s “between” in the third row?

This time, it’s the first word.

Finally, find “between” in the last row.

If you picked the last word, you found it!

Turn the page.

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

This is “beyond.” “Beyond” is the be groupsign and the letter y.

Above the middle line are four rows of braille.

Which row says, “beyond?”

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

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

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

“Beyond” is the second word.

Now, in the second row, which word is “beyond?”

Did you say the third word? You got it!

What about the next row?

This time, “beyond” is the first word.

And let’s give that last row a try.

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

Go to the next page.

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Feel the words “beneath,” “beside,” “between,” and “beyond” in the top left corner of the page.

As always, you can select Pause while you read the braille on this page.

Then, select Play when you’re ready for the feedback.

Now, find the beginning of the first row near the top of the page and read the shortform.

Which of the two spelled-out words following the shortform is correct for that word?

If you said the second word, “beyond,” you got it!

How about the second row? Which spelled-out word is correct for this shortform?

This time, it’s the first word, “beside.”

Next do the same for the third row.

In this row, it’s the second word, “beneath.”

And finally, the last row.

For this one, it’s the second word again, “between.”

Continue down the page and read the full paragraph.

Now, let’s read it together:

“Before you try to decide which dog to rescue from the shelter, first observe the dog from a distance while it’s in its kennel. Beyond this observation, walk up to the kennel and stand sideways beside the door in a neutral position. Still with the kennel door between you and the dog, continue to assess him. Also, ask questions of the staff to find out what lies beneath any behaviors you see. And always ask your vet to assess the dog before making a final decision.”

Great reading!

Turn the page.

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Feel the braille in the top left corner of the page: “beneath,” “beside,” “between,” “beyond.”

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

What does the first phrase say?

This says, “between the pages.”

Now, read the second row.

Did you read, “beside the garage?” That’s it!

And what does the third row say?

This one says, “beyond the grove of trees.”

How about the last row?

The last row says, “beneath the pile of leaves.”

Now, move down the page to find four fill-in-the-blank sentences.

Read sentence 1 and the two words below it and choose the word that fills in the blank.

The first word is correct, “between.”

The second choice says, “better.”

Now, read sentence 2 and the choices below it.

Which word did you pick?

If you said the first one, “beyond,” you got it!

The second choice says, “by.”

How about sentence 3?

The second choice works to fill in the blank, “beneath.”

The first choice is dots 56-n, which is the final letter contraction for tion.

Finally, read the last sentence and find which word fills in the blank.

The first word is correct because this is the right way to braille “Besides.”

That was a tricky one! Notice you can use the shortform when writing the word “besides.”

Move to the next page.

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Feel the letter b and the contraction be in the top left corner of the page.

You’ve learned quite a few shortforms that begin with b or the be contraction. Let’s review them.

On this page, you’ll find two columns of words.

You can read the shortforms in the column on the left and check yourself with the spelled-out words on the right.

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

Read each word in the second column and say the shortform for that word.

Then, check yourself by reading the shortform in the first column.

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

Were you able to identify all the b and be shortforms? Great work!

Turn the page.

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

For this proofreading activity, there are three braille errors in the paragraph on this page.

These errors might be in any of the words, punctuation, or indicators.

Go ahead and read the full paragraph to find the three errors, and then we’ll review them together.

Did you find the three errors?

Here’s where they are:

In the first word of the second sentence, “altogether” is missing a capital letter indicator.

The next one is in the last row.

The word “blind” is written incorrectly with the be contraction.

And the final error is also in the last line.

The word “vacation” is brailled incorrectly using sion instead of tion.

Proofreading is tricky, isn’t it?

Keep practicing with your own writing to improve your skills.

And if you’d like some help from a braille learning expert, just give us a call.

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 or would like to learn, reach out to a Hadley braille expert at 847-784-2816. We’re happy to help!