Collaboration Of Parents and Educational Assessment Professionals

The Author trust that the book parents of children with special needs and educational assessment professionals.Through educational assessment and early intervention processes measures can be taken to prevent disabilities becoming handicaps and correct school placement can be done. This was the basis of justification and establishment of the programme assessment and resource centres in a city setting. Finding from the study reveal that there is need for training the teachers in current techniques and methods used in educational assessment and resource services. Mothers play a major role in educational assessment of children with special needs and are left with the responsibility. The collaboration between the parent and educational assessment is built on trust and respect for each other’s knowledge, skills and sharing of information. The parents have but all their trust in educational assessment professional which they should not just take for granted.