| Sumario: | Objective. This study examined the test-retest reliability of the legibility portion of the Evaluation Tool of Children's Handwriting-Manuscript (ETCH-M). Method. The sample consisted of 31 first-grade and second-grade students with handwriting dysfunction. The ETCH-M was administered two times, 1 week apart, to participants. The primary investigator acted as sole rater and followed standard scoring procedures. Results. The reliability coefficients were .63 for total numeral legibility, . 77for total letter legibility, and. 71 for total word legibility. Individual task reliability coefficients were generally lower and ranged from .20 (near-point copy) to . 76 (alphabet uppercase). Conclusion. Total letter, total word, and uppercase letter legibility were more stable than total numeral legibility scores and other individual tasks scores. When evaluating handwriting for a child, it is important to consider ETCH legibility scores as only one aspect of a comprehensive evaluation
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