Introduction to Braille
A Grade 2 ELA worksheet introducing students to the Braille system, including reading, writing, and understanding its importance.
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Introduction to Braille
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Read the passage about Braille. Then, answer the questions and complete the activities.
What is Braille?
Braille is a special way to read and write. It helps people who cannot see with their eyes. Instead of seeing letters, they feel bumps on a page. Each pattern of bumps stands for a letter, a number, or even a whole word! A smart person named Louis Braille invented it a long, long time ago. Because of Braille, many people can read books, learn in school, and even use computers!
1. What does Braille help people do?
See colors
Read and write
Hear sounds
Run fast
2. What do people feel in Braille instead of seeing letters?
Smooth lines
Pictures
Bumps
Colors
3. Braille helps people who cannot with their eyes.
4. Louis invented Braille.
5. Why is Braille important?
6. Draw a Braille cell. A Braille cell has 6 dots in two columns. Circle the dots to make the letter 'A' in Braille.
Hint: The letter 'A' in Braille is just the top-left dot.