Kaitlyn and her family live on a farm They raise animals including goats 4
Chapter 1 The Feel of the Words Kaitlyn Ryan had two kindergarten teachers One of them taught Kaitlyn and all the other children in her class The other was Kaitlyn’s Braille teacher She spent time with Kaitlyn by herself each day She taught Kaitlyn to read Braille with her fingers Kaitlyn was born blind She does not read by looking at a book with her eyes She reads by using her fingers Braille is a touch-based way to read It is used by blind people all over the world Today Kaitlyn is ten She is starting fifth grade She is now a good Braille reader Most of her school books 5
Kaitlyn uses her Perkins Brailler machine to write are printed in Braille She can read along with the rest of her class They read the the words with their eyes Kaitlyn glides her fingers over the lines on her Braille pages Braille also helps Kaitlyn write her work Her Braille teacher copies her work in print This way the classroom teacher can read it 6
A teacher helps her student learn to use a special Braille writer 7
