Braille Alphabet Book

Resubmitting an earlier question in a different category:

Thanks in advance for your answers.
My 10 year old child was just diagnosed with Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy. I have a Braille alphabet card for her, and she is trying to learn a letter a day, but I have no idea how to put words together, and certainly cannot teach her what I do not know.
When I spoke to the Braille Institute today, they said that they don't typically teach children Braille while they can still see, but I feel that there is no better time to teach them.
So I am wondering if any of you know of any good computer programs, or even a "Braille for Dummies" type of book (myself being the dummy) that my Daughter and I can both learn basic Braille from?
Or, if any of you are familiar with Braille through remote learning, please let me know about your experience with that. For some reason, I can't quite bring myself to trust something that lets me download valuable information for free!
Thanks again!

A good book is A Field Guide for the Sight-Impaired Reader: A Comprehensive Resource for Students, Teachers, and Librarians. There is also a pocket braille cube for learning letters that I've seen used in my classroom (There's an aide that works one on one with a boy with visual impairments) I believe you can get it on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Braille-Cub e-Learning-Device/dp/B000A3AE3K/ref=pd_b bs_sr_6?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=121003 1439&sr=8-6

If she is in a public school system, chances are, there is a TVI (Teacher of the Visually Impaired) that will have some helpful suggestions.

Good luck!

2008-05-05 12:32:45 by judo

The Iowa Department for the Blind creates Braille books for its Library patrons. Library employee Sarah Cranston demonstrates how she makes a ...

****Fill in each blank with only ONE suitable word:

Blind people can read today thanks to the work of many diligent inventors. One of the first truly effective systems (1)……for…….the blind to read was developed by Valentin Haily, a Frenchman. He actually embossed the standard alphabet onto paper, i.e., it was a punched alphabet. Other people improved on Haily’s system, and a similar system, (2)…called…….Moon Type, was invented by William Moon in England in 1845. These systems are good for people who become blind late in (3)…life…….after they are already familiar (4)…with….the standard alphabet.
The most well-known system, Braille, was (5)…invented….by a 15-year-old French boy who was (6)…accidentally….blind. In 1824 he came up with a system composed of one to six dots arranged in a six-position matrix. Braille became interested in the (7)…demand….for such a system when he found that the library at the school for the blind that he attended in Paris had only 14 books in embossed characters. Students who had never seen the English alphabet (8)…found….reading embossed characters frustrating. More importantly, the students could not write with a system of embossed letters.
Braille based his idea (9)…on….a system called night-writing that the French army was using (10)…for….nighttime battlefield messages. In fact, it was Captain Charles Barbier who assisted Braille by providing information on the army’s communication system. The army’s system used 12 dots and Braille (11)…tried/had or began ????….to come up with a workable system that used only six.
It is interesting to note that even though Braille’s classmates readily adopted his system and (12)…although….Braille eventually became the basis for the system currently (13)…used….today, the school for the blind that Braille (14)…attended….did not adopt Braille’s system (15)…until….1854, two years after his death.



****Fill in each blank with only ONE suitable word:

One of the strangest creatures inhabiting the dry parts of Africa is the aardvark, a mammal that belongs to the order Tubulidentata. The Dutch settlers (1)…who…migrated to South Africa gave this animal this (2)…name…. . In Dutch, it (3)…means… “earth pig.”
This animal can grow up to six feet long. It has a thick tail, and (4)…although…most aardvarks have few hairs on their pinkish gray skin, some have a full (5)…coat…of hair. The aardvark has large ears (6)…like…a rabbit and a long, narrow head. The aardvark can (7)…hear…even the faintest of sounds. Thus, its ears and head shape are perfectly suited for (8)…when [??? I’m not sure about it, pls help!]…it needs to capture its food, for the aardvark eats only termites and ants. The aardvark has extremely strong front claws, (9)…which…it uses to break (10)…through…the hard covering of termite nests. Since the aardvark has such strong skin, the insects cannot (11)…????…the aardvark, and the aardvark uses its long, sticky tongue to catch the insects.
The aardvark lives in an underground burrow. During the day, it (12)…sleeps…, but at night it comes out to hunt (13)…for…food. This amazing animal can protect (14)…itself…by fighting with its strong claws or by hurriedly digging a new burrow to hide (15)…in… .

THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUICK RESPONSE!

I'll check them for you!

2009-06-02 20:32:49 by hoamuoigio1980at

****Fill in each blank with only ONE suitable word:

Blind people can read today thanks to the work of many diligent inventors. One of the first truly effective systems (1)……for…….the blind to read was developed by Valentin Haily, a Frenchman. He actually embossed the standard alphabet onto paper, i.e., it was a punched alphabet. Other people improved on Haily’s system, and a similar system, (2)…called…….Moon Type, was invented by William Moon in England in 1845. These systems are good for people who become blind late in (3)…life…….after they are already familiar (4)…with….the standard alphabet.
The most well-known system, Braille, was (5)…invented….by a 15-year-old French boy who was (6)…accidentally….blind. In 1824 he came up with a system composed of one to six dots arranged in a six-position matrix. Braille became interested in the (7)…demand….for such a system when he found that the library at the school for the blind that he attended in Paris had only 14 books in embossed characters. Students who had never seen the English alphabet (8)…found….reading embossed characters frustrating. More importantly, the students could not write with a system of embossed letters.
Braille based his idea (9)…on….a system called night-writing that the French army was using (10)…for….nighttime battlefield messages. In fact, it was Captain Charles Barbier who assisted Braille by providing information on the army’s communication system. The army’s system used 12 dots and Braille (11)…tried/had or began ????….to come up with a workable system that used only six.
It is interesting to note that even though Braille’s classmates readily adopted his system and (12)…although….Braille eventually became the basis for the system currently (13)…used….today, the school for the blind that Braille (14)…attended….did not adopt Braille’s system (15)…until….1854, two years after his death.



***Fill in each blank with only ONE suitable word:

One of the strangest creatures inhabiting the dry parts of Africa is the aardvark, a mammal that belongs to the order Tubulidentata. The Dutch settlers (1)…who…migrated to South Africa gave this animal this (2)…name…. . In Dutch, it (3)…means… “earth pig.”
This animal can grow up to six feet long. It has a thick tail, and (4)…although…most aardvarks have few hairs on their pinkish gray skin, some have a full (5)…coat…of hair. The aardvark has large ears (6)…like…a rabbit and a long, narrow head. The aardvark can (7)…hear…even the faintest of sounds. Thus, its ears and head shape are perfectly suited for (8)…when ??? ……it needs to capture its food, for the aardvark eats only termites and ants. The aardvark has extremely strong front claws, (9)…which…it uses to break (10)…through…the hard covering of termite nests. Since the aardvark has such strong skin, the insects cannot (11)…????…the aardvark, and the aardvark uses its long, sticky tongue to catch the insects.
The aardvark lives in an underground burrow. During the day, it (12)…sleeps…, but at night it comes out to hunt (13)…for…food. This amazing animal can protect (14)…itself…by fighting with its strong claws or by hurriedly digging a new burrow to hide (15)…in… .

THANK YOU!

i did the braille thing for another question lol

Blind people can read today thanks to the work of many diligent inventors. One of the first truly effective systems (1) ENABLING the blind to read was developed by Valentin Haily, a Frenchman. He actually embossed the standard alphabet onto paper, i.e., it was a punched alphabet. Other people improved on Haily’s system, and a similar system, (2) CALLED.Moon Type, was invented by William Moon in England in 1845. These systems are good for people who become blind late in (3) LIFE after they are already familiar (4) WITH.the standard alphabet.
The most well-known system, Braille, was (5) INVENTED.by a 15-year-old French boy who was (6) IRREVERSIBLY.blind. In 1824 he came up with a system composed of one to six dots arranged in a six-position matrix. Braille became interested in the (7) NEED.for such a system when he found that the library at the school for the blind that he attended in Paris had only 14 books in embossed characters. Students who had never seen the English alphabet (8)FOUND.reading embossed characters frustrating. More importantly, the students could not write with a system of embossed letters.
Braille based his idea (9) ON.a system called night-writing that the French army was using (10) FOR.nighttime battlefield messages. In fact, it was Captain Charles Barbier who assisted Braille by providing information on the army’s communication system. The army’s system used 12 dots and Braille (11) ATTEMPTED.to come up with a workable system that used only six.
It is interesting to note that even though Braille’s classmates readily adopted his system and (12) THAT.Braille eventually became the basis for the system currently (13) USED.today, the school for the blind that Braille (14) ATTENDED.did not adopt Braille’s system (15) UNTIL.1854, two years after his death.




One of the strangest creatures inhabiting the dry parts of Africa is the aardvark, a mammal that belongs to the order Tubulidentata. The Dutch settlers (1)…who…migrated to South Africa gave this animal this (2)…name…. . In Dutch, it (3)…means… “earth pig.”
This animal can grow up to six feet long. It has a thick tail, and (4)…although…most aardvarks have few hairs on their pinkish gray skin, some have a full (5)…coat…of hair. The aardvark has large ears (6)…like…a rabbit and a long, narrow head. The aardvark can (7)…hear…even the faintest of sounds. Thus, its ears and head shape are perfectly suited for (8)…when…it needs to capture its food, for the aardvark eats only termites and ants. The aardvark has extremely strong front claws, (9)…which…it uses to break (10)…through…the hard covering of termite nests. Since the aardvark has such strong skin, the insects cannot (11)…BITE…the aardvark, and the aardvark uses its long, sticky tongue to catch the insects.
The aardvark lives in an underground burrow. During the day, it (12)…sleeps…, but at night it comes out to hunt (13)…for…food. This amazing animal can protect (14)…itself…by fighting with its strong claws or by hurriedly digging a new burrow to hide (15)…in… .

2009-06-02 21:08:45 by hoamuoigio1980at

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Fill in each blank with only ONE suitable word:

Blind people can read today thanks to the work of many diligent inventors. One of the first truly effective systems (1)………….the blind to read was developed by Valentin Haily, a Frenchman. He actually embossed the standard alphabet onto paper, i.e., it was a punched alphabet. Other people improved on Haily’s system, and a similar system, (2)………….Moon Type, was invented by William Moon in England in 1845. These systems are good for people who become blind late in (3)………….after they are already familiar (4)………….the standard alphabet.
The most well-known system, Braille, was (5)………….by a 15-year-old French boy who was (6)………….blind. In 1824 he came up with a system composed of one to six dots arranged in a six-position matrix. Braille became interested in the (7)………….for such a system when he found that the library at the school for the blind that he attended in Paris had only 14 books in embossed characters. Students who had never seen the English alphabet (8)………….reading embossed characters frustrating. More importantly, the students could not write with a system of embossed letters.
Braille based his idea (9)………….a system called night-writing that the French army was using (10)………….nighttime battlefield messages. In fact, it was Captain Charles Barbier who assisted Braille by providing information on the army’s communication system. The army’s system used 12 dots and Braille (11)………….to come up with a workable system that used only six.
It is interesting to note that even though Braille’s classmates readily adopted his system and (12)………….Braille eventually became the basis for the system currently (13)………….today, the school for the blind that Braille (14)………….did not adopt Braille’s system (15)………….1854, two years after his death.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

Blind people can read today thanks to the work of many diligent inventors. One of the first truly effective systems (1) ENABLING the blind to read was developed by Valentin Haily, a Frenchman. He actually embossed the standard alphabet onto paper, i.e., it was a punched alphabet. Other people improved on Haily’s system, and a similar system, (2) CALLED.Moon Type, was invented by William Moon in England in 1845. These systems are good for people who become blind late in (3) LIFE after they are already familiar (4) WITH.the standard alphabet.
The most well-known system, Braille, was (5) INVENTED.by a 15-year-old French boy who was (6) IRREVERSIBLY.blind. In 1824 he came up with a system composed of one to six dots arranged in a six-position matrix. Braille became interested in the (7) NEED.for such a system when he found that the library at the school for the blind that he attended in Paris had only 14 books in embossed characters. Students who had never seen the English alphabet (8)FOUND.reading embossed characters frustrating. More importantly, the students could not write with a system of embossed letters.
Braille based his idea (9) ON.a system called night-writing that the French army was using (10) FOR.nighttime battlefield messages. In fact, it was Captain Charles Barbier who assisted Braille by providing information on the army’s communication system. The army’s system used 12 dots and Braille (11) ATTEMPTED.to come up with a workable system that used only six.
It is interesting to note that even though Braille’s classmates readily adopted his system and (12) THAT.Braille eventually became the basis for the system currently (13) USED.today, the school for the blind that Braille (14) ATTENDED.did not adopt Braille’s system (15) UNTIL.1854, two years after his death.

probs not very accurate but the best i could do. you should try wikipedia or something.

2009-06-02 03:31:31 by Cindy

Fill in each blank with only ONE suitable word:

Blind people can read today thanks to the work of many diligent inventors. One of the first truly effective systems (1)………….the blind to read was developed by Valentin Haily, a Frenchman. He actually embossed the standard alphabet onto paper, i.e., it was a punched alphabet. Other people improved on Haily’s system, and a similar system, (2)………….Moon Type, was invented by William Moon in England in 1845. These systems are good for people who become blind late in (3)………….after they are already familiar (4)………….the standard alphabet.
The most well-known system, Braille, was (5)………….by a 15-year-old French boy who was (6)………….blind. In 1824 he came up with a system composed of one to six dots arranged in a six-position matrix. Braille became interested in the (7)………….for such a system when he found that the library at the school for the blind that he attended in Paris had only 14 books in embossed characters. Students who had never seen the English alphabet (8)………….reading embossed characters frustrating. More importantly, the students could not write with a system of embossed letters.
Braille based his idea (9)………….a system called night-writing that the French army was using (10)………….nighttime battlefield messages. In fact, it was Captain Charles Barbier who assisted Braille by providing information on the army’s communication system. The army’s system used 12 dots and Braille (11)………….to come up with a workable system that used only six.
It is interesting to note that even though Braille’s classmates readily adopted his system and (12)………….Braille eventually became the basis for the system currently (13)………….today, the school for the blind that Braille (14)………….did not adopt Braille’s system (15)………….1854, two years after his death.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

You need to do your own class assignments, or else you will never learn English. To show you have made at least some attempt at doing your own work, post what you think should go in the blanks and we will check them for you.

2009-06-02 09:24:26 by hoamuoigio1980at