Handwriting Rubrics - PreK Through Grade 8

Summary: This is an electronic book of 26 rubrics to assess handwriting. A rubric is a scoring guide to judge performance on a specific task. Have you ever wanted to quantify handwriting skills such as letter formation, speed or copying? Handwriting Rubrics can be used as assessment tools to quantify an individual's written productivity. By using the rubric, each individual can be scored based on the same criteria.

Handwriting Rubrics include assessments for:
Pencil Grasp
Hand Dominance
Pre-Writing Skills
Capital Letter Formation A-M
Capital Letter Formation N-Z
Lowercase Letter Formation a-m
Lowercase Letter Formation n-z
Number Formation 0-10
Letter/Number Formation
Overall Handwriting
Overall Cursive Handwriting
Handwriting Speed
Copying Work
Spacing
Orientation to the Line
Writing Name
Preschool Handwriting
Kindergarten Handwriting
First Grade Handwriting
Second Grade Handwriting
Third Grade Handwriting
Fourth Grade Handwriting
Fifth Grade Handwriting
Sixth Grade Handwriting
Seventh Grade Handwriting
Eighth Grade Handwriting

The rubrics will be delivered electronically in PDF format and in a word processing format so that you can edit the document if necessary. This allows you to customize the rubric to your individual caseload if necessary. If you do not have Microsoft Word you can download Open Office (www.openoffice.org) for free which is compatible with all major Office suites.

Some suggested uses of Handwriting Rubrics are:
assessment at initial evaluation and annual reviews
pre and post therapy session
progress reports
establish entrance or exit criteria for therapy
creating measurable goals