Helen Keller
Helen Keller (1880-1968) was an inspiration to many. Although she was born with normal sight and hearing, she lost both at a very young age after a serious illness. Through hard work and devotion, along with the help of her parents and teachers, Helen Keller would learn to communicate and read. She attended college and became a well-known author, lecturer, and activist. This reading set includes passages from her autobiography “The Story of My Life,” as well as a biography of Laura Bridgeman. Born fifty years before Keller, Bridgeman was the first American deaf and blind child to learn reading and writing. She is mentioned in several of the Keller passages.
Reading Passages In This Set
Little Helen
Chapter II passage: Helen Keller was an extraordinar...
619 Words, 5th-8th Grades, 740L - 1050L, Character Traits, Main / Central Idea, and Summary
Helen Learns Words
Chapter IV passage: This passage is from Helen Kelle...
879 Words, 5th-8th Grades, 740L - 1050L, Main / Central Idea and Summary
Helen Learns About Love
Chapter VI passage: While she was born with the abil...
766 Words, 5th-8th Grades, 740L - 1050L, Figurative Language and Main / Central Idea
Helen Goes to School
Chapter IX passage: After losing her sight and heari...
726 Words, 5th-8th Grades, 1060L - 1290L, Character Traits and Main / Central Idea
Helen Speaks
Chapter XIII passage: Helen Keller, born 1880, was a...
995 Words, 5th-8th Grades, 1060L - 1290L, Main / Central Idea
Helen Prepares for College
Chapter XVIII passage: After overcoming an early chi...
676 Words, 5th-8th Grades, 1060L - 1290L, Context Clues, Main / Central Idea, and Summary
Helen and Boating
CHAPTER XXII passage: Born in 1880, Helen Keller was...
867 Words, 5th-8th Grades, Character Traits, Context Clues, Figurative Language, and Summary
Opening the Door to Learning
Laura Bridgman was the first deaf and blind person to learn to read and write, opening the door for others like her. Students w...
497 Words, 3rd-5th Grades, 740L - 1050L, Main / Central Idea