Why and
How to
Teach Braille

Why and How to Teach Braille

The Braille Program supports practitioners and anyone who wants to help a child learn braille. We have resources for trained professionals as well as for practitioners and families who simply want to know more about braille and how to teach it.

Is teaching braille difficult?

Only if you are unprepared! Understand how braille works, know how to welcome a blind child into an accessible classroom, start with activities that are adapted and fun for both students and teachers.

A visually impaired child wearing a pink jacket and holding a white cane walks with an adult, holding hands, in a schoolyard with buildings in the background.

How to teach braille without being a specialist ?

One piece of advice? Don’t be afraid!

Braille

Learn how to write your name in braille

A lesson plan is useful when working on a specific skill. Let’s see an example: teaching a student writing his first name.

Lesson Plan
Literacy

A child with glasses using colorful LEGO bricks on a baseplate to create a tactile learning activity at a table.

Line Tracking: Straight to Braille!

Line tracking is an essential skill for learning braille.

Pre-braille

Hands reading braille text on a sheet of paper.

What is braille ?

Braille is a game changer and a powerful lever for the education and employment of blind and visually impaired people. Braille is still the only tool that enables blind people to be active readers and writers.
Do you know how braille works?

What is pre-braille ?

To become good readers and develop many related skills, children should start as early as possible. This is the aim of pre-braille, a multi-sensory approach for children aged 2 and over.

What is LEGO Braille Bricks training?

We have resources to help you start or improve your braille teaching. We offer free online training for anyone and free on-site training for practitioners in countries where LEGO® Braille Bricks are currently being distributed to blind children.