Listeningtask&ReadingandWritingtaskWorkbook(P50-52)Listeningtask&ReadingandWritingtaskWorkbook(P50-52)WarmingupBrailleBlindedbyanaccidentinhisearlychildhood,15yearoldLouisBraille(1809-1852)inventedasystemofreadingandwritingbytouch
ABraillecellconsistsofsixraiseddots
Byarrangingthedotsinvariouscombinations,64differentpatternscambeformed
Braille,atruealphabet,isreadbymovingthehandfromlefttorightalongeachline
Readersaverageabout104-125wordsperminute
Somecanread250wordsbyusingbothhands
BrailleBlindedbyanaccidentinhisearlychildhood,15yearoldLouisBraille(1809-1852)inventedasystemofreadingandwritingbytouch
ABraillecellconsistsofsixraiseddots
Byarrangingthedotsinvariouscombinations,64differentpatternscambeformed
Braille,atruealphabet,isreadbymovingthehandfromlefttorightalongeachline
Readersaverage