A 7-year-old girl from Virginia, who was born without hands, has won first place in a penmanship competition.
Anaya Ellick, a first grader from Chesapeake, grips a pencil between her two forearms and stands up to get the right angle.
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Just like other kids, Middleton said Anaya grew up drawing in coloring books and painting on walls.
Middleton said that even though she and her mom, a special education teacher, first tried different techniques to accomodate Anaya, "she kind of got the technique on her own. No one taught her how to hold a pencil, and she made it work."
From just 3 years old, Anaya started practicing her letters with the help of her grandmother. So it was no surprise that Anaya was practically an expert when she arrived at the Greenbrier Christian Academy School.
Anaya Ellick, a first grader from Chesapeake, grips a pencil between her two forearms and stands up to get the right angle.
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Just like other kids, Middleton said Anaya grew up drawing in coloring books and painting on walls.
Middleton said that even though she and her mom, a special education teacher, first tried different techniques to accomodate Anaya, "she kind of got the technique on her own. No one taught her how to hold a pencil, and she made it work."
From just 3 years old, Anaya started practicing her letters with the help of her grandmother. So it was no surprise that Anaya was practically an expert when she arrived at the Greenbrier Christian Academy School.
