Home Plan - [GR2-L5-U1-LC1-45 Louis Braille – A Man and His Method]

The document provides comprehensive guidance on teaching a lesson about Louis Braille and his braille method, covering learning objectives, warm-up activities, vocabulary instruction, comprehension skills, and details about Braille’s life and accomplishments, such as facing challenges like losing his sight at a young age and developing the braille system. It also delves into the history of night writing by Captain Barbier, which inspired Braille’s simplified system of using six dots per letter, leading to the development of braille as a globally accepted reading and writing system for the visually impaired, including codes for music and math. Overall, the document highlights Braille’s significant impact on enhancing accessibility for the blind and the evolution of braille as a vital form of communication.

Contents

• Pages 1—27: Teaching Louis Braille.
• Pages 28—53: Braille simplifies reading.

The section provides tips and guidance for teaching a lesson about Louis Braille and his method. It includes learning objectives, focus questions, words to know, warm-up activities, introduction to new vocabulary, comprehension skills, pre-reading activities, and details about Louis Braille’s life and his method of reading and writing for the blind. The section also touches upon the importance of asking and answering questions while reading and understanding the elements of a biography. It highlights the challenges Louis faced, such as losing his sight at age five and his journey in developing the braille system. The section also includes interactive activities for students to engage with the text and comprehension questions.

Captain Barbier invented a form of night writing using twelve raised dots for each letter to help soldiers read and send messages without light or noise. However, it was too difficult for most soldiers to learn, so the army did not use it. Louis Braille took Barbier’s system and simplified it by using six dots per letter to create an easier touch system for blind individuals. Braille’s system allowed for quicker and easier reading for the blind. This section also discusses how Braille added codes for music and math, leading to the development of braille as a form of written language named after him. Louis Braille’s influence and accomplishments include inventing a tactile reading and writing system globally accepted for the visually impaired.