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Helen Keller was born on June 27th, in Tuscumbia, Alabama. At the age of 19 months, Helen was robbed of her sight and hearing due to a very high fever. ... Helen had a distant memory of what light was before she went blind. ... ”
When Helen was 6, the Keller’s visited Alexander Graham Bell in Washington, D. ... Shortly thereafter, Anne Sullivan was offered the position of Helen’s tutor, and moved to Tuscumbia to live with the Keller’s. Anne began teaching Helen by using her fingers to spell out words. This was a very difficult task at first, because Helen wanted nothing to do with it. ... Eventually Anne taught Helen obedience. They lived together, separated from Helen’s family for a while. Anne kept on teaching Helen finger letters, but to Helen it was all just a game.
One day, on a trip by the water pump, Anne stopped to spell to Helen. ... From that moment on, Helen thrived to learn everything she could. ... By the summer of 1887, Helen’s vocabulary was numbered at around 100 words, and she was forming simple sentences. ... Near the end of summer, Helen could write with block letters. ... At the same time, Helen learned the Braille alphabet. By spring of 1888, Helen left with Anne to go visit Perkins Institute. ... At Perkins, Helen learned very quickly, and was noted for her exceptional memory. ... ’
During the summer, Helen learned about other languages such as Latin, French, and German. ... At the age of 9, Helen began taking speech lessons from Sarah Fuller, who had Helen feel the shape of her mouth, and the position of her tongue.
Approximate Word count = 1239
Approximate Pages = 5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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