Pre Kindergarten Literary Braille Code Literary Sign Braille Symbol Capital sign N/A , Double capital sign N/A , , Numeric indicator N/A # Period . 4 Question mark ? 8 Transcriber's note sign Opening Closing N/A , ' , ' Exclamation point ! 6 Italic sign (single) N/A . Italic sign (double) N/A .. . Alphabet 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 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 Literary numbers 0-10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 #j #a #b #c #d #e #f #g #h #i #aj First Name N/A Formatting Literary Sign Braille Print page numbers N/A Top, right corner 1, a1, b1 Braille page numbers N/A Bottom, corner New print page indicator N/A ----------#b Title page N/A Braille titles are sometimes centered on the page, but they can also be located the spine. Pre Kindergarten
Nemeth Braille Code Mathematical Sign Nemeth Symbol Numeric indicator N/A # Read numbers 0-10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 #0 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 Punctuation indicator 1. #1_4 Transcriber’s note symbols Opening Closing N/A ,' ,' Tactile Graphics Mathematical Sign Braille Number line Tactile graphic Square Tactile graphic Circle Tactile graphic Triangle Tactile graphic Rectangle N/A Objects Example: picture of a car Tactile graphic Represented with simple, shapes (Example: rectangle) Kindergarten Literary Braille Code Literary Sign Braille Symbol Double dash ---- ---- Ellipsis … ''' Letter sign N/A ; Transcriber's note Opening Closing N/A ,' ,'
Suffixes (CC) ation ble ful ity less ment ness tion ,n # ;l ;y .s ;t ;s ;n Common consonant digraphs (CC) gh < Common consonant digraphs (CC and BOP) ch sh th wh * % ? : Prepositions (CC) above below behind beneath beside between beyond abv 2l 2h 2n 2s 2t 2y Grade 1 Contractions (BOP) about across after afternoon again against almost already also always ar be because before blind braille by cannot character child children could day ea ed either en enough er ever father friend ab acr af afn ag ag/ alm alr al alw > 2 2c 2f bl brl 0 _c "* * *n cd "d " $ ei 5 5 } "e "f f/ fr
Table of contents: guide dots N/A """"""""" Boldface indicator Single Double N/A _. _.. Underline indicator Single Double N/A _- _7 Boldface and italic indicator Single Double N/A ._. ._.. Color indicator (follow with first letter of color) N/A _ Grade 1 Nemeth Braille Code Mathematical Sign Braille Numbers 21-120 32 33 99 100 #32 #33 #99 #100 Tally marks llll _____ indicator N/A $ Horizontal equations with question mark or space for omission 4 + ? = 7 4 + = 7 #4+= .k #7 Horizontal equations with line for omission 4 + __ = 7 #4+ ---- .k #7
Horizontal equations with box/square for omission 4 + = 7 #4+$4 .k #7 Spatial arrangements of addition and subtraction Separation line extending one space on each side of arrangement 40 +23 ______ 63 40 +23 33333 63 Carried number indicator 1 47 +23 ______ 70 1 77777 47 +23 70 Less than 2 < 4 #2 "k #4 Greater than 5 > 1 #5 .1 #1 Tactile Graphics Mathematical Sign Braille Rectangular prisms, trapezoid, half-circle, quarter circle Tactile graphics Grade 2 Literary Braille Code Literary Sign Braille Symbol Dash -- -- Semicolon ; 2 Parentheses Opening Closing ( ) 7 7 Termination sign N/A ,' Reference indicator N/A 99 Contractions (BOP) according ally ance afterward although ac ,y .e afw al?
Breve ă ~a Cedilla ç 0c Circumflex â 6a Crossbar or underbar g l 4g 4l Ligatures, tied letters s h s8h Macron ū _u Overdot ṙ 1r ~ n "n Umlaut, diaeresis ä 2a Acute accent á >a Grave accent à <a Schwa ə 5 Grade 2 Formatting Literary Sign Braille Bullet Primary Secondary _4 _9 Paragraph indentation N/A Two spaces Box lines Top Bottom N/A 777777777777 gggggggggggg Reading captions N/A Written as Transcriber's Notes Reading subheadings N/A See Braille Formats Reading columned material N/A See Braille Formats
Dictionary skills: locating guide words N/A N/A a glossary and index N/A N/A Foreign language punctuation indicator N/A ; Grade 2 Nemeth Braille Code Mathematical Sign Nemeth Symbol Numbers to 1000 500 875 1000 #500 #875 #1000 Colon : 3 Decimal point . . Time 3:00 #3_3#00 Money Pictures of currency and coins Penny – pn, nickel – nk, dime – dm, quarter – qr Cent sign 5¢ #5`c Dollar sign $1.00 `S1.00
Reading a key to a graph N/A Contains Nemeth Braille Code and sometimes tactile graphics Horizontal fraction bar / Simple fraction with horizontal bar 2 3 ?2/3# Diagonal fraction bar / _/ Simple fraction with a diagonal bar 2/3 ?2_/3# Read spatial arrangements of fractions 1 5 #1 ?33# #5 Termination indicator N/A ] Cancellation indicator (used in examples of spatial arrangements, not for computation) 1 5 25 5 #1 [5] ?3333# [25] #5 Grade 2 Tactile Graphics Mathematical Sign Nemeth Symbol (nearest inch, centimeter, foot, yard, meter) N/A Tactile graphics Clocks (nearest 5 minutes) N/A Tactile graphic Dot (Line) plot (read and create) Number line with Xs plotted horizontally numbers for data points Number line is a tactile graphic with a full cell to represent each X for plotted points = Picture graph (read and create) N/A Lines created as a tactile graphic with Nemeth Braille Code labels. A full cell represents each picture =
Bar graph (read and create) N/A Tactile graphic with Nemeth Braille Code labels Quadrilaterals, pentagons Tactile graphic 3 Literary Braille Code Literary Sign Braille Symbol Brackets Opening Closing [ ] ,7 7' Formatting Literary Sign Braille Nemeth Code Indicators Begin End N/A _% _: Poetry Stanzas Numbered Formats (shape) N/A See Braille Formats Nemeth Braille Code
Number line A 0 1 2 3 4 5 Beginning in grade 4, all number lines are done using Nemeth Braille Code symbols Axis Line 3 Left arrow [ Right arrow o Scale/tick mark r Solid point = ,A = [3r3r3r3r3r3r3o 0 1 2 3 4 5 Dot (Line) plot (read and create) Number line with Xs plotted vertically above numbers for data points Dot (Line) Plot Number lines are created using Nemeth Braille Code symbols Axis Line 3 Left arrow [ Right arrow o Scale/tick mark r X = = = = [3r3r3r3r3r3r3o 0 1 2 3 4 5 Tables Top of box 7 Separation line after heading 3 Bottom of box g Guide dots """ Grade 4 Degree 5 #5^.* Mixed numeral with diagonal fraction bar 4 3/4 #4_?3_/4_# Circle $c Triangle $t Diamond $d