This product is now available from stock
Publication date: March 2024
Age range: 8 to 25 years,
Scores/Interpretation: Subtest Scaled Scores, Total Score Percentile RankQualification level: A Completion time: 20-30 minutesAdministration: Individual or group; paper and pencil
Norms: The DASH-2 norms were derived from a sample of over 1000, collected jointly in the UK and Australia/New Zealand.
The DASH-2 can be used to identify children and young adults with handwriting speed difficulties.
The SASC Test Evaluation Committee (STEC) has approved the Detailed Assessment of Handwriting 2 (DASH 2) for inclusion on the Pre-16 and Post-16 test lists. SASC Assessment Test Guidance is available here.
Benefits of DASH-2
- Provides standardised subtest scores for a variety of different handwriting tasks
- Offers objective evidence on which to base applications for special accommodations in education settings
- Suitable for both individual and group administration
- Offers reliability, based on nationally stratified normative samples of over 1000 children and young adults collected across the UK and Australia between 2021 and 2023
DASH-2 includes 5 subtests that are administered and scored by hand and allow comparison of handwriting performance during written tasks with varying demands.
The DASH-2 subtests:
Copy Best
Alphabet Writing
Copy Fast
Free Writing
Graphic Speed
