UEB Too and Braille Too II:
New Materials for
Teaching the New Braille
Code
PRESENTED BY SHARON CROSS-COQUILLETTE, M.S.ED.
GETTING IN TOUCH WITH LITERACY CONFERENCE, NOVEMBER 21,2015
UEB Too: What it has in common with
Braille Too
Targets same grade levels (secondary)
 Uses same unit organization/order of
introduction of contractions
 Vocabulary is controlled
 Uses same page format in Teacher’s Edition
(headings, instructions, answer markings and
number possible, student page number, etc.)
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Uses same page types:
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Rules of Use summaries (TE only)
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Introduction pages
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Sentence Reading practice
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Drills (Discrimination and Identification)
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Supplemental Reading activities in varied formats
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Identification and Comprehension Tests
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Includes both reading and writing practice
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Includes student’s LP writing exercises
UEB Too: What is different from Braille
Too
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Can be used with established braille readers as well as
print readers learning braille (if using Braille Too)
Focuses only on changes to braille code, so not
comprehensive:
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Does not include all sections (after first three units, if no changes
to contractions/symbols introduced, section omitted) or any of
Unit 4 (since no changes to Unit 4 contractions or punctuation)
Does not include new drills, supplemental reading, or tests for
first few units
Does not include contraction writing drills (includes sentence
writing exercises only)
 A few changes to where punctuation/
special symbols are introduced
 Addendum included to teach new symbols
that didn’t fit elsewhere
 Uses Duxbury for production of student
braille copy
 Available only on USB drive (no hard copy)
 Also includes .brf file of student reading to
use on braille notetaker
 Teacher key for writing exercises now in
simbraille
Sample Pages from UEB Too
Following pages © 2015 by Sharon K. Cross-Coquillette. All rights
reserved.
UNIT 1 SECTION I
READING AND WRITING PRACTICE: WORDS
ALLY, BLE, COM, DD (CONT)
I-G
muddle puddle cuddle huddle buddy ruddy
table humble crumble mumble bauble
goblet tablet complete compact combat
comet commemorate communal commute
compete tally annually usually gradually
actually
I-H
fiddle riddle addict
horrible possible tangible giblets
commit committee comical commodities
communicable communicate communion
SB4
UNIT 2 SECTION I
READING PRACTICE: SENTENCES
AND, FOR, OF, THE, WITH
1.
Logan is capable of a lot more effort.
2. Excessive cold makes for a horrible
hike.
3.
You can come with the others to the pep rally.
4.
Candi will help with the project and the report.
5. They can assemble that for your company … that
is if you get the pieces to them soon.
6. For all of the noise they made tonight they did not
have any problems with the police.
7. Cleveland is the home of the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame.
8. The van and the truck can haul more people.
SB11
UNIT 5 SECTION III
INTRODUCTION: PUNCTUATION
OPENING AND CLOSING PARENTHESES
(5, 1-2-6) ( opening parenthesis
(5, 3-4-5) ) closing parenthesis
1.
Left-handed people sometimes have trouble writing letters
vertically (or so I’m told).
2. Chemistry is by far the toughest course I have
this year (but my American history class
isn’t easy, either)!
3. Quesadillas are my favorite Mexican
food (and spaghetti is the best Italian
dish).
SB19
UNIT 6 SECTION IV
DRILL: DISCRIMINATION
GRADE 1, ITALIC, UNDERLINE, BOLD INDICATORS
SB27
(Teacher Note: The answers are given for your convenience.) (16 Total
Possible)
In each line are two pairs of indicators
and a single one. Find and identify the
indicator in each line that does not have a
match.
bs
bw
g1t
g1s
iw
is
uw
uw
us
ut
us
(underline terminator)
bw
bs
bt
bt
bw
(bold symbol)
g1t
g1t
is
ip
uw
up
bp
bw
g1w
it
g1w
is
g1s
it
uw
bs
(bold passage)
g1t
it
(italic word)
g1s
ip
is
us
(grade 1 symbol)
g1w
(grade 1 word)
(italic terminator)
us
(underline passage)
UNIT 8 SECTION IV
SUPPLEMENTAL READING: MULTIPLE CHOICE
HUMAN HEIGHTS
(Teacher Note: The answers are marked for your convenience.)
Answer the following multiple choice questions.
1. How tall was the shortest man in the world?
a. 21.5″
b. 24″
c. 26.25″
d. 19.75″
2. What is the average height of men in the
USA and Canada (to the nearest inch)?
a. 5′7″
b. 5′9″
c. 5′11″
d. 6′
SB47
UNIT 9 SECTION IV
WRITING PRACTICE: SENTENCES
CUMULATIVE
SW18
UNIT 9
EXERCISE IV-C
Braille the following sentences using all appropriate contractions.
1.
UCLA and USC are both universities in the Los Angeles area.
2. Gregorio pulled the thumb drive from the USB port of his computer just
as his cell phone rang.
3. The invitation was sent to: PO Box 5972, c/o Jackson Hannity,
Oklahoma City, OK.
4. The sign on the fence said: PRIVATE PROPERTY—DO NOT ENTER!
5. The United States government uses many acronyms, such as USDA,
NPS, USAF, BLM, ….
6.
AARP (formerly The American Association of Retired Persons) can be
very helpful to those over the age of 50.
7. The NYPD and FDNY lost many of their staff as a result of the 9/11
disasters.
UNIT 10 SECTION IV
LETTER MODIFIERS
RULES FOR USE:
ACUTE ACCENT OVER FOLLOWING LETTER
GRAVE ACCENT OVER FOLLOWING LETTER
UMLAUT OVER FOLLOWING LETTER
TILDE OVER FOLLOWING LETTER
CEDILLA UNDER FOLLOWING LETTER
1. There are many modifiers available in UEB. Only a few of the more
commonly seen in words “adopted” from other languages (primarily
French, Spanish and German) are presented in this program. For
others used as diacritical markings or less commonly seen in English
texts, see Section 4.2 of the Rules of Unified English Braille.
2. The acute accent (΄) is represented by dots 4-5, 3-4; the grave accent
(`) is represented by dots 4-5, 1-6; the umlaut (¨), also called a
diaeresis, is represented by dots 4-5, 2-5; the tilde (˜) is represented
by dots 4-5, 1-2-4-5-6; the cedilla (most commonly seen with the letter
c, e.g., ç) is represented by dots 4-5, 1-2-3-4-6.
3. All modifiers are placed immediately before the letter that is modified,
regardless of whether it appears above, below or overlaying the letter in
print. (Rule 4.2.1) This includes the capital dot if the modified letter is at
the beginning of a sentence or proper name. (Rule 4.2.2)
4. Modified letters may not be part of a contraction (e.g., learnѐd would be
written with the ar contraction but not the ed contraction). (Rule 4.2.4)
ADDENDUM SECTION II
TEST: COMPREHENSION
SB100
(Teacher Note: The answers are given for your convenience.)
(25 Total Possible)
Basic Math Review
OTN The following is a braille copy of an
online math assignment. Instead of following the
directions given below to access, complete,
and submit the assignment, braille your answers
on a separate sheet of paper and give them
to your braille teacher to correct. CTN
Directions:
 To access this assignment, click on the
following link:
https://www.mathassignments.edu/
~basicmath_review1
 When the assignment is completed, click
on the [Done] button to submit your
answers.
 Be sure you have filled in the name and e-mail
address fields before clicking [Done].
 You will be notified of your results immediately.
 If you have questions or problems with the
website, send an e-mail to
help@mathassignments.edu.
UEB Too TE page(s)
With/follows/replaces
Braille Too TE page(s)
13
1
With
2
After
3
After
39 (I-G), 43 (I-H)
4
After
43 (I-H cont), 47 (I-I)
5-6
With
55
7-8
After
77
9-10
After
98
11
After
112
12
After
116
13
After
133
14-15
After
139
16
Replace
17
After
168
18-19
After
183
20-21
After
193
22-23
After
199
24
With
25
After
23 (I-C), 26 (I-D), 29 (I-E), 34 (I-F)
146 (top half)
208 (replace rules #2 & 4)
226
UEB Too Pricing and Ordering
Information
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$60 USD per USB drive (each teacher needs own copy)
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Shipping of $2.54 (up to 4 drives in one padded mailer); insurance
optional (contact BRL2 Publishing for shipping rates on more than 4 drives
and/or insurance rates)
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Utah sales tax of $4.11 per drive charged if buyer not tax exempt (tax
exempt agencies must provide copy of signed tax exempt form)
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Checks, Money Orders and Purchase Orders accepted
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POs e-mailed to: info@brl2.com
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Checks/money orders mailed to: BRL2 Publishing, 11647 S 2220 E, Sandy,
UT 84092
Braille Too revision
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Timeline: Projected for release sometime during the
2017-2018 school year
On USB drive (same copyright restrictions—each
teacher requires own copy, but can print/emboss
multiple copies for use with their students)
Similar format to original Braille Too and UEB Too
Same page types as original Braille Too and UEB
Too
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Anticipated changes from original:
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11 units instead of 10
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Some changes to what is introduced in
which unit for last eight units of program
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In UEB (incorporating most of UEB Too
material)
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Duxbury for embossing
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BRF file for use with braille notetakers
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Updated content
Other upcoming products in UEB from
BRL2 Publishing
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Six Dot Celebrations—holiday
information/activities (projected release spring
2016)
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B*A*S*H—Braille Antonyms, Synonyms and
Homophones (including analogies) practice
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Show Me the Proof—Proofreading/correcting
exercises