Checklist of Literary Braille Skills
Student’s Name:
R
Dates:
Alphabet/Numbers
W U braille print
a1
Total
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
R
Alphabetic Word Signs
W U Braille Print
but
b2
c3
d4
e5
f6
g7
h8
i9
j0
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
Total
B
C
d
E
F
G
H
J
K
L
M
N
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
z
R
TVI:
Strong Word/Group Signs
W U Braille print
and
&
=
(
!
)
%
?
:
*
/
|
>
<
$
}
{
+
can
do
every
from
go
have
just
knowledge
like
more
not
people
quite
rather
so
that
us
Total
very
will
R
W
Dot 5 Initial Letter
U braille print
day
"d
"e
"f
"h
"k
"l
"m
"n
"o
"p
"q
"r
"s
"t
"u
"w
"y
":
"!
"?
"*
"|
for
of
the
with
sh/shall
th/this
wh/which
ch/child
st/still
ou/out
ar
gh
ed
er
ow
ing
_____/17
Lower Signs
R
W
it
you
as
____/23
y
z
____/26
Key: R=read, W=write, U=understand rule/use
Total
U
braille
print
2
3
4
1
5
6
7
8
9
j
bb be
cc con
dis
Total
ea
enough en
R
gg were
his
in
was
____/10
Checklist of Literary Braille Skills revised 3.15.2016
Teaching Students with Visual Impairments  www.teachingvisuallyimpaired.com
Total
U
here
know
lord
mother
Total
name
one
R
W
question
right
some
time
under
work
young
where
there
through
character
ought
print
^!
^?
^u
^:
^w
these
those
upon
whose
word
had
many
spirit
their
world
____/6
Final Letter
part
braille
____/5
_c
_h
_m
_s
_!
_w
father
____/22
W
Dot 4-5-6 Initial Letter
W U braille print
cannot
ever
Dot 4-5 Initial Letter
ff
R
Total
U
braille
print
.e
.s
.n
.d
.t
;e
;g
;l
;n
;s
;t
;y
-ance
-less
-sion
-ound
-ount
-ence
-ong
-ful
-tion
-ness
-ment
-ity
____/12
R
W
U
Short Form Words
braille
print
about
Ab
Abv
Ac
Acr
Af
Afn
Afw
Ag
Ag/
Alm
Alr
Al
Al?
Alt
Alw
2c
2f
2h
2l
2n
2s
2t
2y
Bl
Brl
*n
3cv
3cvg
Cd
Dcv
Dcvg
Dcl
dclg
Ei
f/
above
according
across
after
afternoon
afterward
again
against
almost
already
also
although
altogether
always
because
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
between
beyond
blind
braille
children
conceive
conceiving
could
deceive
deceiving
declare
declaring
either
first
R
W
Short Form Words (cont.)
U
braille
print
friend
Fr
Gd
Grt
H}f
Hm
Hmf
Imm
Xs
Xf
Lr
Ll
M*
m/
Myf
Nec
Nei
"of
|rvs
Pd
P}cv
P}cvg
P}h
Qk
Rcv
Rcvg
Rjc
Rjcg
Sd
%d
S*
!mvs
?yf
Td
Tgr
Tm
R
W
Short Form Words (cont.)
U
braille
print
tonight
tn
Wd
Yr
Yrf
yrvs
good
great
herself
him
himself
Total
W
letter
little
much
must
myself
necessary
neither
oneself
ourselves
paid
perceive
perceiving
perhaps
quick
receive
receiving
rejoice
rejoicing
said
should
such
themselves
thyself
today
tomorrow
Checklist of Literary Braille Skills revised 3.15.2016
Teaching Students with Visual Impairments  www.teachingvisuallyimpaired.com
Punctuation
U
braille
1
4
'
3
,",6
8
2
444
_/
_*
8
0
,8
,0
would
your
yourself
yourselves
Indicators
R
itself
together
W
____/75
immediate
its
R
Total
U
braille
indicators
#
,
,,
,,,
,'
;
;;
;;;
;'
.2
.1
.7
.'
^2
^1
^7
^'
_2
_1
_7
_'
@2
@1
@7
@'
numeric
cap. letter
cap. word
cap. passage
cap. termin.
gr.1 symbol
gr.1 word
gr.1 passage
gr.1 term
symbol
Total
word
passage
R
word
passage
terminator
symbol
word
passage
word
passage
terminator
____/25
period .
apostr. ‘
colon :
dash _
lg dsh__
exclam. !
hyphen question ?
semi ;
ellipsis …
slash /
slash \
open q “
end q”
inner q’
outer q’
____/17
W
symbol
symbol
comma ,
Grouping Punctuation
terminator
terminator
print
Total
U
braille
"<
">
.<
.>
_<
_>
@<
@>
____/8
print
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