8 Easy Steps:

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1.  Learn the positions of the 6 dots in a Braille cell. Knowing where the dots go as well as the empty spaces is extremely important in learning to read Braille.

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2. Learn the letters A-J first; these letters use only the top 4 dots of the 6 in the cell.

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3. Learn the next ten letters K-T; these are the exact same as A-J except the third dot is different.

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4. Learn the cells for U, V, X, Y, and Z. These are the same as letters A through E, except they have an extra dot in positions 3 and 6.

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5. Learn W, which does not follow the pattern. W is out of order because Braille was written originally in French, which at that time did not contain the letter W

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6. Learn the Braille punctuation and special symbols. 

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7. Learn the common word contrctions

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8. Practice, Practice, Practice

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