Louis Braille
9/15/2022 2:03:03 PM
Do you know?
- Louis Braille, a French educator developed a system of printing and writing, called Braille, that is extensively used by the blind.
- Louis Braille's transformative system is still used today by people who have a visual impairment.
Let's explore more about Louis Braille!
Let's learn some new words before you read the passage:
Listen and complete the passage.
| bumps | grabbed | slashes | dull |
| infected | achievement | combinations |
A young French boy invented the Braille system of reading at the age of 12. This form of reading was different than any other. It changed words into raised dots in different . The Braille system enabled blind people to finally read. Louis himself was blind.
Louis was born near Paris on January 4, 1809. He became blind by accident. When he was only three years old, he an awl. An awl is a tool used to make holes. The awl slipped and hurt his eye. His eye was , and soon the other eye became infected. Louis lost sight in both eyes. It was very difficult for Louis, but soon he learned to adjust to his blindness. He began looking for ways to continue learning. He went to a special school for the blind.
While there, he began creating an alphabet based on an old army code. It consisted of raised and , but it was a long process. When Louis arrived home on vacation, he began experimenting with a awl making bumps on paper. Each letter of the alphabet consisted of six dots arranged differently. This would make reading much faster and easier for a blind person. Louis Braille used the same tool that caused his blindness to help blind people to read! It was an amazing .
Read and answer the following questions.
Louis Braille
A young French boy invented the Braille system of reading at the age of 12. This form of reading was different than any other. It changed words into raised dots in different combinations. The Braille system enabled blind people to finally read. Louis himself was blind.
Louis was born near Paris on January 4, 1809. He became blind by accident. When he was only three years old, he grabbed an awl. An awl is a tool used to make holes. The awl slipped and hurt his eye. His eye was infected, and soon the other eye became infected. Louis lost sight in both eyes. It was very difficult for Louis, but soon he learned to adjust to his blindness. He began looking for ways to continue learning. He went to a special school for the blind.
While there, he began creating an alphabet based on an old army code. It consisted of raised bumps and slashes, but it was a long process. When Louis arrived home on vacation, he began experimenting with a dull awl making bumps on paper. Each letter of the alphabet consisted of six dots arranged differently. This would make reading much faster and easier for a blind person. Louis Braille used the same tool that caused his blindness to help blind people to read! It was an amazing achievement.
Source: Daily Warm-ups Reading Grade 5
What do you know from the passage?
- Many inventors like Louis Braille graduated from his special school.
- Louis Braille achieved good academic performance at school.
- The accident that caused Louis Braille's blindness was unintentional.
- Louis Braille came from one of the noblest families in France.
In the alphabet created by Louis, how many dots did each letter consist of?
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
What can we infer about Louis Braille from the passage?
- He became rich after inventing the Braille system of reading.
- He lost sight in both eyes in 1812.
- He got a complex about going to a special school for the blind.
- He helped blind people to get jobs.
According to the passage, what is NOT true?
- The Braille system was invented in the nineteenth century.
- After his accident, Louis completely immersed himself in desperation.
- It took Louis a long time to create an alphabet based on an old army code.
- Thanks to the Braille system, blind people have the opportunity to read again.
The purpose of the paragraph is _____.
- to introduce the history of the Braille system
- to inspire people through the story of Louis
- to illustrate how to use the Braille system
- to prove the talent and popularity of Louis
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