Single cells for common letter groups like ch and th.
Groupsigns stand for letter groups inside words. One cell can stand for “ch,” “sh,” “th,” “wh,” “er,” or “ing.”
So “bath” is b, a, then the th groupsign. Most groupsigns are used anywhere in a word; the ing sign is never used at the very beginning of a word.
Standing alone, six groupsign cells mean whole words: ch → child, sh → shall, th → this, wh → which, ou → out, st → still.
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 If one of those six cells stands alone, read it as the whole word.