Evaluation Tool of Children’s Handwriting (ETCH)

Evaluate manuscript and cursive handwriting skills of children in Grades 1 through 6. Its focus is to assess a student's legibility and speed of handwriting tasks similar to those required of students in the classroom. ETCH tasks include alphabet and numerical writing, near-point and far-point copying, dictation, and sentence generation. It assesses legibility components, pencil grasp, hand preference, pencil pressure, manipulative skills with the writing tool, and classroom observations.