Vocab
What is a small enclosed part or space?
cell
Who was Gabriel Gauthier?
Louis' best friend and roommate at school
How was Paris different from Louis' home country?
Paris smelled bad and was noisy
How old was Louis Braille when he went blind?
He was 3
What is Braille?
a reading and writing system for the blind that consists of 6 raised dots
What is a synonym for being sure or positive
certain
Who was Louis Braille?
blind person who helped create the new code for braille
How did Louis become blind?
a tool (awl) that was in his dad's workshop pierced his eye
What was one of the main words the book used to describe Louis?
stubborn
use represented in a sentence
represented - vocab word
What does it mean to do something in a clear manner?
distinctly
Who was Barbier?
He came up with the first code for the blind
What was one way Louis' code was different from Barbier's?
How was Louis Braille stubborn?
an example
What was the original code that the military used called?
night writing
What does it mean to be straight up and down; upright
vertical
Who was Pignier?
the school director
What is one way that Louis' code was different from Barbier's?
an example
How was Louis Braille stubborn?
an example
use distinctly in a sentence
distinctly - vocab
What does it mean to murmur?
to whisper, talk in a low voice
Who was the code originally made for?
the military
How did his invention change the lives of blind people around the world?
independent access to reading, writing, and education, allowing them to communicate and learn without relying entirely on sighted people.
Use institute in a sentence
institute - vocab