First grader born without hands wins special award for penmanship
 

First grader born without hands wins special award for penmanship
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Anaya Ellick*was born without both of her hands, but that didn't stop her from winning a national penmanship award this month.

The 7-year-old Virginia first grader, who does **t use prosthetics, was awarded this year's Nicholas Maxim Special Award for Excellence in Manuscript Penmanship.*

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The Zaner-Bloser sponsored award is named for*a**ther student, also born without hands, who was ho**red for his remarkable handwriting in 2011.

According to Anaya's mother, Bianca Middleton, Anaya writes by holding a pencil between her arms, then standing up to achieve the proper angle with the paper. And her independence doesn't stop with penmanship — it's clear that Anaya has ** room for any*lowered expectations. Read more...


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