Yes she did learn at age five by Annie Sullivan.
Annie Sullivan taught Helen water.
Helen Keller learned about words with water in the year 1887, when she was seven years old. Anne Sullivan, her teacher, used water to spell out words on Helen's hand, helping her make the connection between objects and their names.
Helen Keller didn't understand the word water
Anne Sullivan is the teacher and companion of Helen Keller. Anne used a strict schedule of teaching with Helen, with constant introduction of vocabulary words.
Helen Keller learned the alphabet in just a few days when her teacher Anne Sullivan spelled words into her hand.
Yes. Anne Sullivan taught her, and she learned really well. Her first word was Doll and then she started to learn more and more words.
hellen keller spok english and also did her family members although she did learn spanish.
Helen Keller became deaf and blind at the age of 19 months, she came down with scarlet fever, which lead to her deafness, then began to lose her sight. she was muted because she couldn't hear words, and couldn't mimick them.
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.
Helen Keller did not necessarily forget to speak. She lost her hearing at 19 months old, and at this time was probably saying very few words. When she lost her hearing, Keller began to communicate using signs.
Helen Keller learned how to speak through the dedication and perseverance of her teacher, Anne Sullivan. Anne used a method of finger spelling individual letters into Helen's hand to help her learn words and communicate effectively. Through consistent practice and patience, Helen made significant progress in speaking and understanding spoken language.
Helen Keller's hero was a woman named Anne Sullivan. Anne tutored Helen, by spelling words in her hands. A few weeks later Helen knew what they meant. Then Helen was free, and Anne Sullivan was Helen's hero