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Contracted Braille Workshop 27:

Shortforms Set 9

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Hadley presents, Contracted Braille Workshop 27: Shortforms, Set 9.

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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 learn more shortforms.

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

These are the words, “rejoice,” “rejoicing,” “declare,” and “declaring.”

Above the middle line are four words.

Find the first word and let’s read it together.

This is “rejoice.”

Now, let’s read the second word.

This is “rejoicing.”

Next, the third word.

This is “declare.”

And the last word, “declaring.”

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

Let’s read these words together: “rejoice, rejoicing, declare, declaring.”

Turn the page.

Page 2

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

This is the word “rejoice,” letters r-j-c.

As you read the braille and work through the activities on these pages, 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 has the word “rejoice?”

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

Below the middle line are four more rows with four braille words in each row.

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

If you picked the first word, you got it!

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

It’s the third word.

Next, find “rejoice” in the third row.

This time, “rejoice” is the second word.

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

In this row, it’s the third word.

Move to the next page.

Page 3

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

This is the word “rejoicing,” letters r-j-c-g.

Notice, you just add the letter g to the shortform “rejoice” to make “rejoicing.”

Above the middle line are four rows of braille.

Which row contains the word “rejoicing?”

If you said “rejoicing” is in the third row, you’re right!

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

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

It’s the second word.

And now, find the word “rejoicing” in the next row.

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

Which word is “rejoicing” in the third row?

It’s the third word.

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

This time, it’s the second word.

Turn the page.

Page 4

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

This is the word “declare,” letters d-c-l.

Above the middle line are four rows of braille.

Which row contains the word “declare?”

If you said “declare” is in the second row, you found it!

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

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

“Declare” is the third word.

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

It’s the second word.

Next, find “declare” in the third row.

In this row, “declare” is the third word.

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

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

Go to the next page.

Page 5

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

This is the word “declaring,” d-c-l-g.

Notice, you just add the letter g to the shortform, “declare” to make “declaring.”

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

Which row has the word “declaring?”

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

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

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

The first word is “declaring.”

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

In this row, it’s the last word.

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

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

Finally, find “declaring” in the last row.

It’s the second word.

Turn the page.

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Read the words, “rejoice,” “rejoicing,” “declare,” and “declaring,” in the top left corner 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.

Read the four phrases near the top of the page.

Which row has the phrase, “declare and rejoice?”

Did you find it in the last row? If so, you got it!

And which one says, “declaring his love?”

“Declaring his love” is the first phrase.

Next, find the phrase that says, “rejoicing voices.”

This one is in the third row.

And last, find the phrase, “rejoiceful experience.”

“Rejoiceful experience” is the second phrase.

Continue down the page to find three fill-in-the-blank sentences.

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

It’s the second word, “rejoicing.”

The sentence should say, “I am rejoicing about the award.”

Now, read sentence 2 and the words below it and choose which one is correct.

It’s the first word, “declare.”

The sentence reads, “Will you declare him the winner?”

Finally, read sentence 3 and choose which word is correct.

If you chose the first word, “declaring,” you’re right!

This sentence says, “After declaring the winner, the crowd will rejoice.”

Move to the next page.

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Here are four more shortforms.

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

These are the words, “conceive,” “conceiving,” “perceive,” and “perceiving.”

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

This is “conceive.”

Now, let’s read the second word.

This is “conceiving.”

Next, the third word is “perceive.”

And the last word is “perceiving.”

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

Let’s read these four words: “conceive, conceiving, perceive, perceiving.”

Turn the page.

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

This is the word “conceive.” It uses the groupsign con and the letters c-v.

Above the middle line are four rows of braille.

Which row contains the word “conceive?”

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

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

Read the words in the first row.

Which word is “conceive?”

“Conceive” is the third word.

Next, find the word “conceive” in the second row.

If you picked the last word, you found it!

Now, find “conceive” in the third row.

This time, it’s the second word.

And finally, find the word “conceive” in the last row.

Here, it’s the third word.

Go to the next page.

Page 9

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

This is the word “conceiving.” It uses the groupsign con and the letters c-v-g.

Notice, you just add the letter g to the shortform, “conceive.”

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

Which row contains the word “conceiving?”

Did you find “conceiving” in the third row? That’s right!

Below the middle line are four more rows of four braille words.

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

If you picked the third word, you got it!

Next, find the word “conceiving” in the second row.

This time, it’s the first word.

And now, find “conceiving” in the next row.

Here, “conceiving” is the second word.

Finally, find “conceiving” in the last row.

This time, it’s the last word.

Turn the page.

Page 10

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

This is the word “perceive.” It’s the letter p, the groupsign er, and the letters c-v.

Above the middle line are four rows of braille.

Which row has the word “perceive?”

Did you say it’s the second row? You found it!

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

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

It’s the third word.

Now, find “perceive” in the next row.

“Perceive” is the second word.

In the third row, find “perceive.”

This time, “perceive” is the third word.

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

If you picked the last word, you got it!

Move to the next page.

Page 11

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

This is the word “perceiving,” the letter p, the er groupsign, and the letters c-v-g.

Notice, you just add the letter g to the shortform “perceive.”

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

Which row contains the word “perceiving?”

Did you find “perceiving” in the third row? That’s right!

Below the middle line are four more rows of braille.

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

In this row, it’s the second word.

Now, find “perceiving” in the next row.

This time, it’s the third word.

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

Did you say it’s the first word? You got it!

Finally, find “perceiving” in the last row.

It’s the third word.

Turn the page.

Page 12

Read the words, “conceive,” “conceiving,” “perceive,” and “perceiving” in the top left corner of the page.

And now, read the three rows of words near the top of the page.

Which row of words is in this order: conceiving, perceiving, conceive, perceive?

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

Continuing down the page, you’ll find four sentences.

Which sentence has the word “conceive?”

Did you find “conceive” in the second sentence? That’s right!

It says, “Can you conceive of that idea?”

Now, choose which sentence has the word “perceiving.”

It’s the last sentence.

This one says, “I am perceiving your curiosity.”

And which sentence has the word “conceiving?”

This time, it’s the first sentence. “What are the chances of conceiving twins more than once?”

Finally, which sentence has the word “perceive?”

“Perceive” is in the third sentence.

This one says, “Our senses perceive the world around us.”

Go to the next page.

Page 13

Read the words “rejoice” and “conceive” in the top left corner of the page.

Near the top of the page are four rows of braille.

Read the shortform at the beginning of the first row near the top of the page.

Next, read the three spelled-out words following the shortform.

Which of these three words is correct for the shortform?

It’s the last word, “rejoice.”

How about the shortform in the second row?

Which spelled-out word is correct for this one?

This time, the first word, “declaring,” is correct.

Now, do the same for the third row.

Did you say it’s the last word, “conceiving?” That’s it!

And now, the last row. Which word is correct here?

It’s the last word, “perceiving.”

Continue down to find four sentences.

Go ahead and read the first sentence.

If you read, “Sometimes we perceive things as what we want them to be instead of what they actually are,” you got it!

Now, read the next sentence.

This one says, “They were rejoicing about the big win.”

How about the third sentence?

The third sentence reads, “I declare this to be the best coffee shop in the city.”

And finally, what does the last sentence say?

It says, “It seemed as if no one saw that coming because, frankly, no one could conceive of it happening.”

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

Turn the page.

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Read the words “rejoicing” and “conceiving” in the top left corner of the page.

You’ve learned that shortforms can be used in longer words and that they follow the rules for correct spelling.

Because “rejoice,” “declare,” “conceive,” and “perceive” are each spelled with a final e, you’ll add only the letters d or r to make words like “rejoiced” or “perceiver.”

Read the four rows of words near the top of the page.

Which row has the word “perceiver?”

“Perceiver” is in the second row.

Now, find the word “rejoiced.”

If you found “rejoiced” in the last row, you got it!

And which word is “undeclared?”

“Undeclared” is the word in the first row.

Finally, find the word “conceiver.”

“Conceiver” is in the third row.

Now, continue down the page to find three sentences.

Go ahead and read the first sentence.

The first sentence reads, “Who conceived of that notion?”

Next, read the second sentence.

This one says, “They declared this day to be the National Braille Literacy Day.”

And how about the last sentence?

Did you read, “If we talk of perception, the perceiver is considered?” That’s it!

Move to the next page.

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Read the words “perceive” and “perceiving” in the top left corner of the page.

Now, find the two columns near the top of the page.

Which column has these words in this order: rejoicing, declare, conceive, perceiving.

If you said it’s the second column, you’re right!

Continue down to find six numbered sentences.

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

If you chose sentence 1, you found it!

The word “rejoiced” should have the letter d at the end, not ed, like in sentence 2.

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

Sentence 3 is correct.

Sentence 4 has the shortform “declaring” brailled incorrectly.

Finally, read sentences 5 and 6 and find the one that’s correct.

This time, it’s sentence 6.

In sentence 5, the word “perceives” should be written with a shortform.

Turn the page.

Page 16

Read the words “declaring” and “perceiving” in the top left corner of page 16.

Let’s read the following passage.

Notice that the story is three pages long.

When you get to the bottom of the next page, turn the page to continue reading.

Select Pause for as long as you need to read the whole story, and when you’re done, select Play.

Great reading!

If you’d like, you can read the story again along with the recording that follows, or you can select Next to complete this workshop.

The whole world has rejoiced in hearing the story of the Delany sisters.

We find people not only rejoicing in their ability to overcome obstacles but in the sheer force of their personalities.

It is not hard for those who have heard about them to perceive something extraordinary about these women.

The Delany parents rejoiced when they gave birth to their children.

Sadie was born in 1889 and Bessie in 1891.

The Delany children’s father, a slave in the 1800s in America, perceived a different life for his family.

In perceiving this new life, he and his wife insisted their children learn how to read and write.

Declaring that each child is an individual deserving of equal opportunities, the parents made sure their children received a good education.

The family rejoiced when their father rose to become the first African-American bishop in the Episcopal church.

By the turn of the century, the Delanys and their ten college-educated children were declared one of the nation’s most prominent Black families.

Who could conceive that the sisters would write a book about themselves and have it adapted for a Broadway play and film?

When Sadie finished college, she perceived many possibilities in her future.

It was a time for rejoicing when Sadie completed her Master’s degree in education from Columbia University in 1925.

But rejoice she could not, until she could teach in any school, Black or White.

No one in her family could conceive of anything−especially racism−that could stand in the way of success.

One school, perceiving her a worthy teaching candidate, opened its doors to her.

Many people were rejoicing in the fact that Sadie was the first African-American woman to teach in a White school in New York City.

Sadie’s younger sister Elizabeth (Bessie) had been conceiving the idea of studying medicine since she was a youngster.

But she perceived that dentistry would suit her better.

She was declared the second Black woman licensed to be a dentist in New York State.

The sisters, both of whom lived past the age of 100, perceived much about the human spirit.

In 1991, the sisters were interviewed by journalist Amy Hill Hearth, who wrote a feature story about them for the New York Times.

The book that resulted from that story is “Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years.”

It depicted the trials and tribulations the sisters had faced during their century of life.

Declaring the book a best-selling oral history, American producers adapted it for theater and film.

We rejoice in the memory of their courage and determination.

Now, that you’ve explored all the braille shortforms, you can read braille stories and books on your own.

To complete this workshop, select Next.

Completion

Congratulations! You’ve learned all the contractions.

If you have questions about anything you’ve learned, or if you’d like some help deciding which workshops to take next, reach out to a Hadley braille expert at 847-784-2816. We’re happy to help!