Brain Boost Reading Workout 1
Reading Workouts are designed to develop reading fluency (speed and accuracy). Read the braille passage shown below. When you begin reading the passage, click on the "start" button. When you end reading, click on the "stop" button. A Reading Workout Answer Sheet and embossable braille file are also available below. Good Luck!
Word Count: 66
⠠⠔⠀⠼⠙⠞⠓⠀⠛⠗⠁⠙⠑⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠸⠓⠀⠁⠝⠀⠁⠎⠎⠊⠛⠝⠰⠞⠀⠞⠕
⠗⠑⠉⠨⠞⠀⠮⠀⠠⠙⠑⠉⠇⠜⠁⠰⠝⠀⠷⠀⠠⠔⠙⠑⠏⠢⠙⠰⠑⠲⠀⠠⠍⠽⠀⠛⠙
⠋⠗⠂⠀⠠⠗⠯⠽⠂⠀⠯⠀⠠⠊⠀⠶⠀⠐⠏⠝⠻⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠍⠍⠇⠽⠀⠺⠑⠀⠆⠛⠁⠝⠀⠾
⠌⠗⠁⠊⠣⠞⠿⠺⠜⠙⠀⠗⠑⠏⠑⠞⠊⠰⠝⠀⠷⠀⠑⠀⠘⠺⠲⠀⠠⠟⠀⠟⠅⠇⠽⠀⠺⠑
⠗⠂⠇⠊⠵⠫⠀⠐⠮⠀⠴⠀⠝⠀⠢⠀⠐⠞⠀⠿⠀⠥⠀⠞⠕⠀⠋⠔⠊⠩⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠞⠕⠇⠙
⠓⠍⠂⠀⠦⠠⠏⠻⠓⠀⠺⠑⠀⠩⠙⠀⠒⠞⠔⠥⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠐⠺⠀⠕⠝⠀⠭⠀⠳⠗⠧⠎⠀⠯
⠛⠑⠞⠀⠁⠀⠃⠁⠎⠊⠉⠀⠅⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠋⠌⠀⠎⠑⠉⠰⠝⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠍⠲⠴
⠗⠑⠉⠨⠞⠀⠮⠀⠠⠙⠑⠉⠇⠜⠁⠰⠝⠀⠷⠀⠠⠔⠙⠑⠏⠢⠙⠰⠑⠲⠀⠠⠍⠽⠀⠛⠙
⠋⠗⠂⠀⠠⠗⠯⠽⠂⠀⠯⠀⠠⠊⠀⠶⠀⠐⠏⠝⠻⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠍⠍⠇⠽⠀⠺⠑⠀⠆⠛⠁⠝⠀⠾
⠌⠗⠁⠊⠣⠞⠿⠺⠜⠙⠀⠗⠑⠏⠑⠞⠊⠰⠝⠀⠷⠀⠑⠀⠘⠺⠲⠀⠠⠟⠀⠟⠅⠇⠽⠀⠺⠑
⠗⠂⠇⠊⠵⠫⠀⠐⠮⠀⠴⠀⠝⠀⠢⠀⠐⠞⠀⠿⠀⠥⠀⠞⠕⠀⠋⠔⠊⠩⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠞⠕⠇⠙
⠓⠍⠂⠀⠦⠠⠏⠻⠓⠀⠺⠑⠀⠩⠙⠀⠒⠞⠔⠥⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠐⠺⠀⠕⠝⠀⠭⠀⠳⠗⠧⠎⠀⠯
⠛⠑⠞⠀⠁⠀⠃⠁⠎⠊⠉⠀⠅⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠋⠌⠀⠎⠑⠉⠰⠝⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠍⠲⠴
-- Words per Minute
-- Correct Word per Minute
Accuracy: --%
Accuracy: --%
In 4th grade, I had an assignment to recount the Declaration of Independence. My good friend, Randy, and I were partners. Immediately we began with straightforward repetition of every word. Quite quickly we realized there was not enough time for us to finish. I told him, "Perhaps we should continue to work on it ourselves and get a basic knowledge of the first sentence by tomorrow."