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Braille Course

Lesson 5 of 14

Reading Your First Words

Put letters together and read whole words.

Learn

Individual letters become words when you read them left to right, one cell at a time. Warm up by writing the letters in a few short words, then head to the Word Game to read whole words under gentle pressure.

  • Cdots 1 4
  • Adots 1
  • Tdots 2 3 4 5
  • Ddots 1 4 5
  • Odots 1 3 5
  • Gdots 1 2 4 5
Your Turn

Write It Yourself

Braille is read by touch and written dot by dot. Recreate each character below in the writer — the best way to make it stick.

  1. C — current
  2. A
  3. T
  4. D
  5. O
  6. G

Character 1 of 6

Write:C

Keys F D S and J K L (or 1–6) raise dots · Enter checks

Practice

Keep Practicing — Word Game

Finish writing the characters above, then this practice activity will help it stick.

Tip Reading braille is a skill of recognition — the more words you meet, the faster it clicks.