Put letters together and read whole words.
Letters become words when you read them left to right, one cell at a time, with a blank cell between words. Warm up by writing the letters in a few short words, then head to the Word Game to read whole words under gentle pressure.
Everything in these first lessons is uncontracted braille: every letter is written out. A single letter on its own, like the “b” in “plan b”, is simply that letter. (In contracted braille, which comes later, a lone letter can stand for a whole word, so there it needs an extra cell.)
Each example is shown cell by cell, with what each cell stands for underneath.
Braille is read by touch and written dot by dot. Recreate each character below in the writer. The best way to make it stick.
Character 1 of 6
Keys F D S and J K L (or 1–6) raise dots · Enter checks
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.