DASH2 - Detailed Assessment of Speed of Handwriting, Second Edition, Product Range

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or QTS/QTLS or equivalent
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or QTS/QTLS or equivalent and CCET Level 7
or HLTA Status and CCET Level 7
or QTS/QTLS or equivalent and PGCert /PGDip/MA/MEd/MSc in SEN (including psychological assessment) SpLD APC or equivalent
or SENCO
or Specialist Teacher/Tutor
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SKU
DASH2-G
Grouped product items
Product Name Qty
DASH2- Detailed Assessment of Speed of Handwriting Complete Kit (Print) includes: Administration and Scoring Manual, 25 Record Forms And Set of Stimulus Card.
£220.10 £198.50
DASH2F- Record Form Qty 25 (Print)
£63.60 £53.00

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 features
  • 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
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