Pattern recognition (by fingertip) is important in reading Braille.
Most Braille reading programs teach a numbering system that does not match the visual reading system that adult Braille learners are used to from reading print. There is no tie in, or connection, to reading letters in print, which is mostly pattern recognition based. It's like trying to learn to read again with no knowledge of reading, or how memory works, mixing counting multiple numbers and turning multiple numbers into letters.
Also, punctuation not being in the expected places doesn't help. No idea why most punctuation marks are flipped in Braille. It would be a lot easier for late blinded adults to learn Braille if the punctuation was in the expected places. Braille codes were updated to UEB a few years ago, that would have been the perfect time to make sure punctuation matched between print and Braille.
My resources are for adult learners who choose, or need, to learn braille by pattern recognition, rather than counting and turning number groups into letters.
They are also excellent for sighted family and friends who want to learn to read and recognize Braille.
In fact, if you fill in and print the Braille Lists, you can then Braille them on the same pages. Which can help you communicate with sighted people if you voice is not working. Your fingers can find the brailled part (doctor's phone number) on the right, and the sighted person can visually read the same words and numbers in print on the left.
The Resources page will link to various resources, and even some fun stuff to help you on your journey from being sighted to not being as visual.
No need to jump in the deep end.
Dip your fingers into the Braille pool and learn to swim through brailled text.
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