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Everyday Braille Writing

Workshop 5: Letters n-p

Hadley presents Everyday Braille Writing, Workshop 5: Letters n-p

Workbook Page 11: Brailling n, o, and p

Let’s learn to write the next set of braille letters.

We recommend completing the Braille for Everyday Use: Letters n-p workshop before writing this set of letters.

Once your paper is in your writing device and ready to go, let’s begin.

We’ll braille all three new letters, one at a time before checking.

So select Pause to give yourself time to write, and then select Play to get the next letter.

In the first cell on a new line, we’ll start with the letter “n.”

N is dots 1-3-4-5.

It uses the top and bottom dots on the first side of the cell and the top and middle dots on the second side.

Make a row of n’s, leaving a space or empty cell between the letters.

Move down to the next line to write “o.”

In the first cell, make an o, dots 1-3-5.

O is the top and bottom dots on first the side of the cell and the middle dot on the second side.

Make a row of o’s, leaving a space between the letters.

Once again, move to the next line of your writing device to write “p.”

In the first cell, write p, dots 1-2-3-4.

P is all three dots on the first side of the cell and the top dot on the second side.

Make a full row of p’s with spaces between them.

When you’re ready to check your work, select Next.

Workbook Page 11: Checking n, o, and p

Now, go to your workbook to check your writing.

Turn to Page 11 and feel the letter n in the top left corner of the page.

Below this n you’ll find a whole row of n’s. Compare the n’s you brailed to this row.

Did you use the correct dots?

Now, check your o’s with the second row on Page 11 of your workbook. Did you write them correctly?

And did you leave an empty cell between them?

Finally, check your p’s by comparing them to the third row on Page 11 in the workbook.

When you’re ready for more writing, select Next.

Workbook Page 11: Brailling n, o, and p

On the next line of your writing device, write all three letters you just practiced.

Make “n” space, “o” space, “p” space. Repeat this across the line, thinking about the dot numbers of each letter as you write.

When you reach the end of the line, select Next to check your work.

Workbook Page 11: Checking n, o, and p

Compare the line you just wrote to the fourth row on Page 11 in the workbook.

Pay close attention to the dots in each letter.

If you’d like to practice these letters a little more, go ahead and pause to braille this row again.

And when you’re ready to write some more words, select Next.

Workbook Page 11: Brailling an, pig, band, pine, nab

Now let’s make some words using the letters you’ve learned.

To give yourself time to write each word use the Pause button.

And you can also replay this page at the end.

On the next line of your writing device, start in the first cell and write the word, “an,” a-n.

Then leave a space, or you can write each word on a new line.

Now, write, “pig.”

Next, write, “band,” b-a-n-d.

How about, “pine,” p-i-n-e?

And then write “nab,” n-a-b.

To check these words, select Next.

Workbook Page 11: Checking an, pig, band, pine, nab

On Page 11 in the workbook, find the line in the middle of the page.

Below the middle line are five more rows of braille to check the words you just wrote: an, pig, band, pine, nab.

When you’re done, turn to Page 12 in your workbook and select Next to start a new set of words.

Workbook Page 12: Brailling joke, pond, goal, book

Let’s continue writing words in Braille using the letters a through p.

On the next line of your writing device, start in the first cell and write the word, “joke.”

Then leave a space or write each word on a new line.

Next, write, “pond,” p-o-n-d.

And now, “goal,” g-o-a-l.

Finally, write, “book.”

When you’re ready to check your words, select Next.

Workbook Page 12: Checking joke, pond, goal, book

On Page 12 in the workbook, find the letter o in the top left corner of the page.

Check the words you just wrote with the words on the top of the page in rows one through four: joke, pond, goal, book.

Do your words match the workbook?

If you have any questions, be sure to reach out to a Hadley braille expert. They’ll be happy to help.

When you’re ready to keep going, select Next.

Workbook Page 12: Brailling mock, paced, gang, limped, bank

Let’s try some more words.

Again, to give yourself time, just select Pause to write and then Play when you’re ready for the next word.

On your writing device, move to a new line and write the word, “mock.”

Again, leave a space or move to the next line for the next word.

Write, “paced,” p-a-c-e-d.

Now, “gang,” g-a-n-g.

And write, “limped,” l-i-m-p-e-d.

Then, write, “bank.”

When you’re ready to check these words, select Next.

Workbook Page 12: Checking mock, paced, gang, limped, bank

Let’s check the words you just wrote. On Page 12 in the workbook, find the line in the middle of the page.

Below the middle line, you’ll find five rows with these words: mock, paste, gang, limped, and bank.

Once you’ve checked them all, turn to Page 13 in your workbook and select Next.

Workbook Page 13: Brailling ankle, hello, again, plane

Let’s continue writing words using letters a through p.

Start with, “ankle,” a-n-k-l-e.

Now, write, “hello.”

How about, “again.”

And write, “plane,” p-l-a-n-e.

When you’ve finished writing, select Next to check your braille.

Workbook Page 13: Checking ankle, hello, again, plane

You can check these words on Page 13 in the workbook.

In the top-left corner of the page, you’ll find the letter p.

The words you wrote are on the first four rows on the top of this page: ankle, hello, again, plane.

When you’re ready for more, select Next.

Workbook Page 13: Brailling knack, people, kindle

Let’s try a few more words.

On the next line in your writing device, write the word, “knack,” k-n-a-c-k.

How about, “people,” p-e-o-p-l-e.

Now, write, “kindle,” k-i-n-d-l-e.

Select Next to check your work.

Workbook Page 13: Checking knack, people, kindle

Check these words on Page 13 in your workbook.

You can find them in the three rows below the middle line: knack, people, kindle.

Now you’ve learned more than half the alphabet, and you’ve written a lot of words.

Practicing like this is great for building your skills.

If you’d like more words to practice, contact a braille expert.

And if you’re having any trouble, or if you just have questions, a braille expert would be happy to guide you.

When you’re ready for some more writing, turn to Page 14 in your workbook and select Next.

Workbook Page 14: Brailling almond milk, cannellini bean, pink lemonade, lime jello

Let’s do some more practice and write some phrases using letters a through p.

Here are some phrases that are all about food.

Again, Pause to write a phrase, and then Play the audio to get the next phrase.

Let’s start on a new line and write the phrase, “almond milk.”

On the next line, write, “cannellini bean,”
c-a-n-n-e-l-l-i-n-i space, b-e-a-n.

Now try, “pink lemonade.”

And last, write, “lime jello.”

When you’ve finished writing, select Next.

Workbook Page 14: Checking almond milk, cannellini bean, pink lemonade, lime jello

You can check these phrases on Page 14 in the workbook.

In the top left corner of this Page 14, feel the
letters n-p.

The phrases you just wrote are found on rows one, two, three, and four on the top of the page.

After you’ve checked your phrases, select Next to continue.

Workbook Page 14: Brailling pineapple cake, pickled onion, chicken kabob, ham hock, pea pod

Let’s try some more food phrases. Back on your writing device, move to a new line.

Write the phrase, “pineapple cake.”

Then, write, “pickled onion,” p-i-c-k-l-e-d space,
o-n-i-o-n.

Next is, “chicken kabob,” c-h-i-c-k-e-n space,
k-a-b-o-b.

And now, “ham hock.”

Finally, write, “pea pod.”

To check these phrases, select Next.

Workbook Page 14: Checking pineapple cake, pickled onion, chicken kabob, ham hock, pea pod

You can check the phrases you wrote with the phrases in the workbook below the middle line on Page 14.

Pineapple cake, pickled onion, chicken kabob, ham hock, pea pod.

That was a lot of writing. Did you find errors, or have trouble with any specific letters?

It’s okay if you did. You’ll keep getting better with practice.

And if you need anything, reach out to the braille experts for help.

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

Congratulations

Congratulations! You’ve completed Everyday Braille Writing, Letters n-p.