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There was a sign for each letter in the alphabet. Someone would sign each letter one by one into her hand and she could feel what they looked like. Over time she learned them better and could understand them very fast. If you want to know how she understood that each word had a meaning its like this. Her teacher, Annie Sullivan would sign the word into Helen's hand. Following in that, she would let Helen feel and or smell the object, say, a cookie. Then she would sign it again and again. After a month of this and other words, Helen finally understood one afternoon at the pump while feeling the "water"
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What did Helen Keller write in hand?
Helen Keller wrote in braille using her fingertips. She would run her fingers over the raised dots on the paper to feel the words and sentences that were being communicated to her. Helen Keller was a remarkable author and advocate for the deaf and blind.
Did Helen Keller have a garden?
yes, where she first realized "water" being spelled onto her hand
What does Helen Keller do to know that Percy is talking?
Helen Keller can feel the vibrations in Percy's throat as he talks, which allows her to understand what he is saying through the sign language that is being spelled into her hand.
What page does Helen Keller put the key in her mothers pocket?
Helen Keller places the key in her mother's hand - not pocket - on page 107 of "The Story of My Life" by Helen Keller.
What is Helen Keller anecdotes?
One anecdote about Helen Keller is about how Anne Sullivan taught Helen the meanings of words. For example, she let Helen touch water and then wrote the word 'water on Helen's hand with her finger.
How did people speak to Helen Keller?
They made signs on the palm of her hand
How did Helen Keller feel and learn about doing things?
by touching a hand
How does Annie try to teach language to Helen Keller?
By writing in her hand
What is Helen Keller's favorite doll's name?
The name of Helen Keller's favorite doll is unknown. However it is known that her teacher Anne Sullivan, gave her a doll and showed her how to spell it into her hand.
Where was Helen Keller when she said her first word?
Helen Keller said her first word at her family's home in Tuscumbia, Alabama. She was with her teacher, Anne Sullivan, who taught her the sign language for the word "water" while Helen was feeling water flowing over her hand.
How did Helen Keller understand the geometrical figures?
Helen Keller "saw" geometrical figures through touch with the help of tactile sign language where someone would outline the shapes on her hand. Through this method, she could understand the different shapes and their properties despite being blind and deaf.
What was the first word Anne tried to teach Helen Keller?
Anne Sullivan tried to teach Helen the word water.
