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Contracted Braille Writing 16 – Dot 4-5-6 Initial Letter Contractions

Hadley presents Contracted Braille Writing Workshop 16: Dot 4-5-6 Initial Letter Contractions.

If you don't already know how to read dot 4-5-6 initial letter contractions, we recommend first completing Hadley's reading workshop, Contracted Braille Workshop 16: Dot 4-5-6 Initial Letter Contractions.

Let's take a quick look at the dot 4-5-6 initial letter contractions. Turn to page 25 in the workbook. At the top of the page, read the dot 4-5-6 initial letter contractions: cannot, had, many, spirit, world, their.

In this workshop, you'll write paragraphs using dot 4-5-6 initial letter contractions. The uncontracted braille paragraphs can be found on pages 26 through 28 of the workbook for your reference.

Start by indenting and writing this sentence as the first paragraph of a passage:

Every four years, comma, the world joins with each other to compete in the most honored and respected sporting event in the world, comma, the Olympic Games.

The spirit of the Olympic Games dates back to Ancient Greece in 776, capital word, bc, comma, and the games have existed in their current state since 1896.

The sports have had changes and several events were added, comma, and in 1924 the Winter Games were created for winter sports.

Now, braille the next paragraph:

From the opening ceremonies to the final sports events and closing ceremonies, comma, the spirit of the Olympics lives throughout the world in every athlete, comma, coach and spectator who has had the fortune to watch even one athlete from their own homeland compete in the games.

Other sports events cannot match the level of ceremony and pageantry associated with the Olympics.

Next, braille the third paragraph:

The Olympic Games have come to mean more to the world than just another sporting event, comma, and many competitors cannot imagine not participating.

The dream many athletes have had to take part in the time, hyphen, honored custom and rituals in the spirit of the games cannot be replaced by any other sporting event.

Having the honor of representing their homeland and marching with their flag at the opening ceremony, comma, mixing with elite athletes, comma, and giving their best means more to many of the competitors than merely trying to win a medal.

Indent and start a new paragraph:

There is an intense pressure for many Olympic athletes, comma, who have had four years to prepare to compete with pride and respect for their sport under intense scrutiny from the world.

Many athletes have had to work to keep clear goals, comma, as they cannot lose their personal athletic focus.

But an even bigger goal might be that they cannot lose sight of the fact that how they behave and represent their homeland matters more than winning athletic medals.

Indent and start the last paragraph:

For many years, comma, the Olympic Committee has had the goal of using the games and the Olympic Spirit to promote human rights throughout the world while educating and protecting the interests of the athletes and sports in general.

However, comma, their overarching goal may be to use the spirit of the sports to promote peace, comma, dialogue, comma, and understanding for the many different cultures in the world.

You can now check your work by comparing your paragraphs to the contracted braille on pages 29 and 30.

Congratulations, you've learned to write the dot 4-5-6 initial letter contractions. If you have questions about anything you just brailled or if you'd like more practice, just reach out to a Hadley braille expert at 847-784-2816. We are happy to help.