• Braille was created by Louis Braille in 1824.
• The French alphabet did not use the letter 'W' and it was later added as English required it.
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• Braille consists of 6 dots in 2 columns of 3 dots.
• The first column begins with 1 and ends with a 3.
• The second column begins with a 4 and ends with a 6.
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• Braille is read from the left to the right.
• The first 10 letters include only the top 4 dots. (1 2 4 5)
• The first 10 symbols are also the numbers if following a Number symbol. "#"
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• The second row of letters includes dot number 3.
• The final row of letters includes both of the bottom dots 3&6.


• It's essential you learn the first row of letters really well, as everything else follows that format.
• Most of the Cell Words, Contractions and Math Symbols follow the single letters closely.