[Nfb-krafters-korner] ot: method to the madness of braille

[Lillie Pennington]

I agree. That is sad. I think the key for me learning Braille was repot ion. So my advice would be to read as much as you can. I learned Braille from an early age. I am slowly learning the print letters but my signature looks like doctors handwriting. :)

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On Jul 11, 2013, at 2:18 AM, "Paulette Vickery" <paulette at evickery.com> wrote:

> That pattern sounds interesting. But it gives me a brain bruise. I don't
> remember how I was taught braille, but I don't remember any pattern. I was
> just taught several letters at a time. Of course, that was back in 1958
> through 1963, which was a long time ago and when I was much younger. But for
> those who are just now learning, take heart. It is learnable. I really wish
> children would be taught braille like they were in the 50's and 60's. I
> remember that I wasn't allowed to check out talking books from the library
> until I was in the fourth grade to make sure that I really learned to read
> braille well. Now it seems that we are raising a couple of generations of
> blind illiterates. I was totally shocked when I was told by a blind college
> student several years ago that she didn't have a braille and speak because
> she couldn't read and write braille well enough; and she was blind since
> birth.
> I think that is just sad and wrong. People shouldn't be given a second
> disability, especially when they already have one.
> 
> Paulette
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Cathy
> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 11:29 PM
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> 
> ok for you folks having difficulty with interchanging letters, here is a
> hint. there is a pattern to the braille letters. learn the pattern and you
> may have less trouble interchanging letters.
> 
> a is dot 1.
> b is a plus dot 2.
> c is a plus dot 4.
> e is a plus dot 5.
> f is b plus dot 4.
> g is b plus dot 4 5.
> h is b plus dot 5.
> so we have used all combinations with the two top left dots 1 and 2 or a and
> b..
> so the pattern now begins with dot 2.
> I is dot 2 plus 4.
> j is dot 2 and 4 5
> so if you can remember the logic of the pattern you may remember it
> better.the alphabet continues in this logical style except for the fact that
> Louis Braille was French so some of the pattern is broken.
> Cathy
> 
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