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Everyday Braille Writing

Workshop 7: Letters u-w

Hadley presents Everyday Braille Writing, Workshop 7: Letters u-w.

Workbook Page 19: Brailling u, v, and w

Let’s begin writing the next set of letters:
u, v, and w.

We recommend completing the Braille for Everyday Use: Letters u-v-w workshop before writing this set of letters.

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

As before, we’ll braille all three new letters before checking.

Just 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, “u.”

U is dots 1-3-6.

It uses the top and bottom dots on the first side and the bottom dot on the second side.

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

Then, move down to the next line on your writing device to write, “v.”

In the first cell, make a v, dots 1-2-3-6.

V is the top, middle, and bottom dots on the first side and the bottom dot on the second side.

Make a row of v’s, leaving empty cells between them.

Again, move to the next line of your writing device to write “w.”

In the first cell, make w, dots 2-4-5-6.

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

Make a row of w’s.

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

Workbook Page 19: Checking u, v, and w

Now, go to your workbook Page 19 to check your braille.

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

Below this letter, you’ll find a whole row of u’s.

Compare your writing to this row. Do they match?

You can check your v’s with the second line of your workbook.

Compare your v’s and check whether you’ve used the correct dots.

Now, check your w’s by comparing them to the third row in the workbook.

If your letters don’t match, you can always try this line again.

When you’re done, select Next.

Workbook Page 19: Brailling u, v, and w

In the next row, we’ll make all three letters you just practiced.

Begin with a new line on your writing device, and write “u” space, “v” space, “w” space.

Repeat this across the row, thinking about the dot numbers of each letter as you write.

When you’re done, select Next.

Workbook Page 19: Checking u, v, and w

To check your letters, compare your line of writing to the fourth row in the workbook.

Select Next to practice writing some words.

Workbook Page 19: Brailling quick, tower, violet, world, wolves

Now, let’s make some words from the letters you’ve learned, a through w.

Just select Pause to give yourself time to write each word.

On the next line of your writing device, starting in the first cell, write the word, “quick.”

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

Now, write, “tower.”

Next is “violet,” v-i-o-l-e-t.

How about, “world.”

Finally, write, “wolves,” w-o-l-v-e-s.

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

Workbook Page 19: Checking quick, tower, violet, world, wolves

Find the middle line on Page 19 in the workbook.

Below the line are five rows of braille to check the words you just wrote: quick, tower, violet, world, wolves.

Pay close attention to be sure each letter is written correctly, with each dot in the right location.

If you found some of these words tricky to write, feel free to practice them again.

And you can always reach out to a braille expert for help.

When you’re ready to practice more words, turn to Page 20 in your workbook and select Next.

Workbook Page 20: Brailling tutor, unwrap, violin, plaque

Let’s write some more words.

On the next line of your writing device, starting in the first cell, write the word, “tutor,” t-u-t-o-r.

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

Now, write, “unwrap.”

Next is, “violin.”

And now write the word, “plaque,” p-l-a-q-u-e.

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

Workbook Page 20: Checking tutor, unwrap, violin, plaque

Now, on Page 20 in the workbook, find the letter v 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: tutor, unwrap, violin, plaque.

When you’re done checking your words, select Next.

Workbook Page 20: Brailling were, bestow, advisor, curved, square

Let’s try some more words.

On your writing device, start on a new line and write the word, “were,” w-e-r-e.

Then leave a space or move to the next line.

Write, “bestow,” b-e-s-t-o-w.

Now, “advisor,” a-d-v-i-s-o-r.

Next, write, “curved,” c-u-r-v-e-d.

And then, “square.”

When you’re done, select Next.

Workbook Page 20: Checking were, bestow, advisor, curved, square

Now you’re ready to check your words.

On Page 20 in the workbook, below the middle line, you’ll find the words you just wrote on rows one through five: were, bestow, advisor, curved, square.

When you’re done, turn to Page 21 in your workbook and select Next.

Workbook Page 21: Brailling value, unusual, wakeful

Here are some more words to practice.

Start with, “value.”

Now, write, “unusual,” u-n-u-s-u-a-l.

Next, write, “wakeful,” w-a-k-e-f-u-l.

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

Workbook Page 21: Checking value, unusual, wakeful

You can check your words on Page 21 in the workbook.

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

The words you just wrote are below the w on rows one, two, and three: value, unusual, wakeful.

When you’re ready for more, select Next.

Workbook Page 21: Brailling outwit, quota, vapor

Let’s try a few more words.

Again, select Pause after each word to give yourself time to write, then select Play to get the next word.

Start with the word, “outwit.”

Now, write, “quota,” q-u-o-t-a.

Next is, “vapor,” v-a-p-o-r.

When you’re finished, select Next.

Workbook Page 21: Checking outwit, quota, vapor

You can check these words on the three rows below the middle line on Page 21 in the workbook: outwit, quota, vapor.

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

Or if you’re having any trouble, or you have a question, check in with a braille expert for some hints that might help.

When you’re ready, turn to Page 22 in your workbook and select Next to practice writing some phrases.

Workbook Page 22: Brailling violet wisteria, purple lavender, rust tulip, gold sunflower

Now let’s write some phrases with two words.

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

First, let’s write the phrase, “violet wisteria.” Violet, space, w-i-s-t-e-r-i-a.

On the next line, write, “purple lavender.” Purple, space, l-a-v-e-n-d-e-r.

Next is, “rust tulip.”

Then write, “gold sunflower.”

To check these phrases with your workbook, select Next.

Workbook Page 22: Checking violet wisteria, purple lavender, rust tulip, gold sunflower

In the top left corner of Page 22, you’ll find the letters u-w.

The phrases you wrote are on the next four rows: violet wisteria, purple lavender, rust tulip, gold sunflower.

When you’re finished checking these phrases, select Next.

Workbook Page 22: Brailling black velvet petunia, fuchsia rose, vermilion orchid, white gardenia, blue violet cornflower

Let’s try some more.

Write the phrase, “black velvet petunia.”

How about, “fuchsia rose,” f-u-c-h-s-i-a space,
r-o-s-e.

Next, try “vermilion orchid,” v-e-r-m-i-l-i-o-n space, o-r-c-h-i-d.

Then write, “white gardenia.”

And now, “blue violet cornflower.” Blue, space, violet, space, c-o-r-n-f-l-o-w-e-r.

Select Next to check these phrases.

Workbook Page 22: Checking black velvet petunia, fuchsia rose, vermilion orchid, white gardenia, blue violet cornflower

You can check your braille on the five rows below the middle line on Page 22 of the workbook: black velvet petunia, fuchsia rose, vermilion orchid, white gardenia, blue violet cornflower.

Did you find any errors? Or did you have trouble with specific letters?

You can always reach out to a braille expert for help and ideas.

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

Congratulations

Congratulations! You’ve completed Everyday Braille Writing: Letters u-w.