helen keller a girl who worked miracles.. topics young helen keller becoming deaf/blind meet anne...
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TOPICS
Young Helen Keller
Becoming Deaf/Blind
Meet Anne Sullivan
The Learning Process
First Friend
All Grown up
Death
BECOMING DEAF/BLIND
She was 19 months old when she had either
scarlet fever or meningitis which left her blind
and deaf .
Her mother found out about her condition
when Helen would not respond to light or
sound.
MEET ANNE SULLIVAN
At age 6,the Kellers hired Anne Sullivan to
teach Helen.
Anne was 20 at that time.
THE LEARNING PROCESSAt age 6, Teacher Anne Sullivan
taught her how to communicate.
Doll, was her first word learned .
At first Helen was puzzled , but
after feeling water run on her hand
she soon became intrested and
soon had a thirst for knowledge.
At 7 she had over 60 home signs.
FIRST FRIEND
Her first friend was Martha Washington. The
6 year old daughter of the family cook who
understood her signs.
Helen Keller became a world famous speaker and
author. She wrote 12 published books . The Frost
King , first writing at 11. The Story of My
Life(Autobiography)1922.
Her admirable traits are : confident, curious, kind
and knowledgable . Of course she must have more
than that but these are the ones I noticed most.
WHY I ADMIRE HELEN KELLER