Amazing Young People: Louis Braille

Amazing Young People: Louis Braille — page 1 — CHAPTER 1 READING BY FEELING Louis Braille lived in France during the early 1800s He was a teacher But he is best known for creating braille People who are blind use this system to read and write WATCH A VIDEO HERE 4

Amazing Young People: Louis Braille — page 2 — Braille books use raised dots to represent letters and words 5

Amazing Young People: Louis Braille — page 3 — Louis Braille grew up in this house in Coupvray France Louis became blind as a young child At the time few blind children went to school They couldn't read books or see 6

Amazing Young People: Louis Braille — page 4 — what the teacher wrote on the board Some blind students learned by listening But many never learned to read or write Long ago students learned to write using a slate and piece of chalk 7

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