The Life Of Helen Keller.ppt

The Life Of Helen Keller By: Katie Bridges ETE 100-Online Section September 29, 2005 About Helen Named Helen Adams Keller Born June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama Daughter of Captain Arthur Henley Keller and Kate Adams Keller Was born with full sight and hearing A Change For The Worse February 1882, when Helen was 19 months old, she fell ill Doctors called it “brain fever” otherwise known today as scarlet fever or meningitis For many days, she was expected to die When the fever went away, her family thought she was in the clear A Change For The Worse (Cont) Her mother noticed that Helen was not responding to the dinner bell when rung Also, she was responding to her mother’s hand passing in front of her eyes Helen’s illness left her blind and deaf Help For Helen Helen’s mother took her to a specialist doctor in Baltimore who suggested that they meet with Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell was the local expert on the problems of children who are deaf Bell told the Keller family to write Michael Anagnos-director of the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts Asylum for the Blind Helen Alexander Graham Bell Help For Helen (Cont) The Keller’s asked Anagnos to help find a teacher for Helen He immediately recommended Anne Sullivan who was a former student of the institution Helen Meets Anne Met for the first time on March 3, 1887 Starting teaching Helen immediately She spelled out the word “doll” on Helen’s hand to help her recognize what Anne had brought for Helen Helen could repeat the movements on her hand, but didn’t know what they meant A Picture of Anne Sullivan Starting To Make Sense Anne took Helen down a path to a well-house Someone was pumping water and Anne put Helen’s hand under the water Anne immediately spelled out “water” over and over on Helen’s hand Helen make the connection between the word “water” and the flowing liquid The Learning Never Stops Helen learned the spelling of 30 words within the next few hours after the water Learned to understan