The Minnesota Handwriting Assessment analyzes handwriting skills with first and second grade students.

Please note this product will be going out of print as of December 21, 2026.
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Minnesota Handwriting Assessment

Judith Reisman, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

The Minnesota Handwriting Assessment analyzes handwriting skills with first and second grade students.

Please note this product will be going out of print as of December 21, 2026.
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Publication date:
1999
Age range:
Grades 1 and 2
Qualification level:
A
Completion time:
2 1/2 minutes; with scoring experience, less than 10 minutes.

The Minnesota Handwriting Assessment is a tool for evaluating handwriting that addresses manuscript and D'Nealian print.

Benefits

  • Identify how students are performing in relation to their peers.
  • Demonstrate progress as a result of intervention.
  • Test students individually or in groups.

Features

Scores are based on rate and five quality categories:

  • Legibility
  • Form
  • Alignment
  • Size
  • Spacing