Braille
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Long ago, in France, a little boy named Louis Braille was playing outside his home. He was three years old. His father, a blacksmith, was working nearby. Louis started playing with the tools around him.
Suddenly, a sharp tool pierced his eye. He cried out in pain. Within a few days, he became blind in one eye. The other eye also got affected, and he became totally blind.
In 1819, Louis, who was ten years old, got admission in the Royal Institute for Young Blind Persons in Paris. He learnt letters by using wood, cloth or pins arranged in pincushions.
Around this time, an army man named Capt. Charles Barbier de la Serre had invented something called ‘Night Writing’. It was an alphabet of raised dots and dashes that soldiers could ‘read’ with their fingers in the dark.
However, it was too difficult and, therefore, not a success. But Louis, now a teenager, became interested in it and simplified it. He gave the world the Braille alphabet.
Thus, a blind person taught the world to see.
Braille is a method of reading through touch. There is one Braille symbol for each of the twenty-six symbols, or letters, of the English alphabet.
But Braille requires more space. This is because the letters cannot be written too close together. Since Braille requires more space, a Braille book is thicker than a regular printed book.
Braille is not just for people with blindness. Even people with sight can learn Braille too. Then they can write small poems and stories in Braille.
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Click any letter to see its Braille dots.
🔤 Build a Braille Word
Listen and repeat these words. Pay special attention to the consonant cluster spl.
We use the Past Continuous tense for an action that started in the past and continued for some time.
लुई अपने घर के बाहर खेल रहा था।
बिल्लियाँ सो रही थीं।
समीर hopscotch खेल रहा था।
| Subject | Helping Verb | Example |
|---|---|---|
| I | was | I was reading. |
| He / She / It | was | She was writing. |
| We / You / They | were | They were playing. |
✏️ Change Present into Past Continuous
Examples: carefully, slowly, quietly, quickly, happily, gently.
Adverb यह बताता है कि कोई काम किस प्रकार किया गया।
Chapter में object को छूकर पहचानने की activity दी गई है। अब किसी object को describe करने के लिए सही descriptive words चुनें।
Look carefully at the scene. Find six important objects or people.
Close your eyes and ask a partner to place a safe classroom object in your hand. Feel it carefully and describe it.
A classmate has low vision and is holding a book very close to the eyes. How can you help?
Your friend cannot read a printed paragraph. What can you do?
Imagine that there is no light for one day. What difficulties might people face?
You see a younger child playing with a sharp tool. What will you say?
Extra real-life activity: Write a thank-you letter to the Traffic Police for helping people stay safe.
To,
The Traffic Police Officer
__________________________
Date: __________________________
Subject: Thank you for keeping our roads safe
Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you for helping people follow traffic rules and stay safe on the roads.
Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Name: __________________________
Class: __________________________
Create a colourful thank-you card for someone who helps you learn, read, stay safe or feel supported.
Thank You! 💖
Try these words: CAT • MAN • BOY • JUG
Braille tells us about Louis Braille, who became blind after an accident as a child.
He later studied at the Royal Institute for Young Blind Persons in Paris.
Louis became interested in Night Writing, a system of raised dots and dashes, and simplified it.
He gave the world the Braille alphabet, which allows reading through touch.
The chapter also teaches us to be helpful, careful, respectful and inclusive.
ब्रेल अध्याय लुई ब्रेल के जीवन और उनकी उपलब्धि के बारे में बताता है।
बचपन में एक दुर्घटना के कारण लुई ब्रेल दृष्टिहीन हो गए। बाद में उन्होंने दृष्टिबाधित बच्चों के लिए बने संस्थान में शिक्षा प्राप्त की।
उन्होंने “Night Writing” नामक उभरे हुए बिंदुओं और रेखाओं की प्रणाली का अध्ययन किया और उसे सरल बनाया।
उन्होंने दुनिया को Braille alphabet दिया। ब्रेल स्पर्श के माध्यम से पढ़ने और लिखने की एक उपयोगी विधि है।
अध्याय हमें यह भी सिखाता है कि हमें अलग-अलग क्षमताओं वाले लोगों का सम्मान करना चाहिए और आवश्यकता पड़ने पर उनकी सहायता करनी चाहिए।