DASH 2 Detailed Assessment of Speed of Handwriting, 2nd Edition

By Anna Barnett,  Sheila E Henderson, Beverly Scheib

Age range:  8 to 25 years
Scores/Interpretation:  Subtest Scaled Scores, Total Score Percentile Rank, Composite Scores  
Completion time: 20-30 minutes
Administration: Individual or group; paper and pencil  
Norms: The DASH-2 norms were collected jointly in the UK and Australia/New Zealand, with 50% of the sample in each region and a total n count of 1320.

The DASH-2 can be used to help identify children and young adults with handwriting speed difficulties.
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 1300 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

DASH-2 Complete Kit (Print)
Includes Examiner Manual, 25 Record Forms, Set of Stimulus Cards