This post offers suggestions for adapting a lesson plan on recognizing high frequency words (such as “the”, “and”, “a”, “said” and “to”) for braille readers.
Original Lesson Plan
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Adapted Lesson Plan to Enable Access by Braille
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Resources
Between five and eight high-frequency words,
written on individual cards
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Resources
– Between five and eight high-frequency words, including de-codable and tricky words, written on individual cards in braille.
– Word board with Velcro to attach word cards too.
– Word sheets with the same word written out three times, e.g.
- the the the
- and and and
- a a a
- said said said
- to to to
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Procedure
- Display a word card.
- Point to each letter in the word as the children sound-talk the letters (as far as is possible with tricky words) and read the word.
- Say a sentence using the word, slightly emphasising the word.
- Repeat 1–3 with each word card.
- Display each word again, and repeat the procedure more quickly but without giving a sentence.
- Repeat once more, asking the children to say the word without sounding it out.
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Procedure
- Display a word card on word board.
- Ask child to sound talk the letters and read the word
- Say a sentence using the word, slightly emphasising the word.
- Repeat above with each word card.
- Ask child to read a line of the specific high frequency word, sounding the word out e.g. the the the
- Ask the child to say the words without sounding out.
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