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DASH2 - Detailed Assessment of Speed of Handwriting, Second Edition, Product Range
Required qualifications
Working in a school or collegeor QTS/QTLS or equivalent
or HCPC Registered Practising, Chartered, Clinical, Forensic or Educational Psychologist
or QTS/QTLS or equivalent and Professional Body Membership e.g. DA Guild MDG
or QTS/QTLS or equivalent and Assessment Qualification at Level 7 e.g. CPT3A
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
or Dyslexia Action PGCert /PGDip
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SKU
DASH2-G
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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