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.
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(8) Passages included in this Reading Set:
Little Helen
Chapter II passage: Helen Keller was an extraordinar...
Helen Learns Words
Chapter IV passage: This passage is from Helen Kelle...
Helen Learns About Love
Chapter VI passage: While she was born with the abil...
Helen Goes to School
Chapter IX passage: After losing her sight and heari...
Helen Speaks
Chapter XIII passage: Helen Keller, born 1880, was a...
Helen Prepares for College
Chapter XVIII passage: After overcoming an early chi...
Helen and Boating
CHAPTER XXII passage: Born in 1880, Helen Keller was...
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...