● Author: Michael Milone, PhD


● Visual-Motor (sensory) Integration
● Ages 6-0 through 18-11
● Individual/Group Admin. 


● The THS-R is an untimed, clinical assessment of neurosensory integration skills evident in handwriting (both manuscript and cursive) that are often disrupted in students with learning difficulties. 
● The THS-R provides standardized assessment of children's handwriting ability for both manuscript and cursive styles that can be used with any of the popular handwriting programs (such as Palmer, Zaner-Bloser, D'Nealian). 
● The THS-R is not a classroom assessment of penmanship.


● Results of the THS-R can be used to:


● identify neurosensory integration problems
● monitor progress of students with disabilities
● determine if neurosensory integration difficulties are contributing to students' learning problems
● guide instructional or rehabilitation practices


 


[ Changes to the new edition include: ]
● norms extended through age 18 (manuscript and cursive) 
● nationally stratified norms
● simplified scoring procedures
● clarified scoring criteria
● handwriting exemplars that reflect current styles including D'Nealian, Handwriting Without Tears, Universal, and Zaner-Bloser
● abbreviated administration procedures
● scoring examples
● scoring training video


● Testing and scoring time approximately 25 minutes. 
● The Manual now provides guidance on how the THS-R can be used for progress monitoring. 
● Also included is a video tutorial to assist practitioners in the scoring process. 
● Subtest scores are reported as scaled scores and percentile ranks, and an Overall standard score has been added. 
● The THS-R was normed on 1,500 U.S. individuals.


● THS-R Practical Guide to Handwriting


● Available separately, the reproducible Practical Guides to Handwriting: Cursive and Manuscript provide numerous exercises for students who may be experiencing visual-motor difficulties.