Partnership Building

The professional working with young children builds positive, productive assessment partnerships with families and colleagues

Resources & Media for Understanding Competency 3.3

Behaviors & Skills

• a
  Demonstrates sensitivity to family culture, values, home language, and literacy level when communicating about assessment procedures or results with families
  
  
• b
  Engages families in discussion about the program's philosophy of assessment, the assessment tool or tools being used, and family participation in assessment
  
  
• c
  Before beginning an assessment, asks families about their child's interests, favorite toys, special abilities and needs and uses this information during assessment
  
  
• d
  When relevant, involves families in assessment procedures
  
  
• e
  Provides family members and other involved colleagues with an opportunity to review assessment results before discussing them at conferences or meetings
  
  
• f
  Supports family members that would like to bring other individuals to meetings to discuss the child's progress