The first school I worked in in Saudi Arabia was a small village far from the city, over an hour and a half away. I was a general classroom teacher for only four first graders. One of my students did not answer any oral or written tests. After the first week, I decided to talk to the school principal about her poor performance in class compared to her peers. The principal asked the supervisor of the city's education department who suggested the parents take their daughter to the city's health and education center because no specialist is available to visit the distant school. The principal told her mother that she should take her to the city to diagnose her problem. Her mother arrived at the school after a few days and asked for her daughter's file because she has learning disabilities and is going to study in a special school. Students need accurate testing to be classified as disabled or learning disabled, which is called an assessment. Assessment is defined as “the process of gathering information about a student's abilities or behavior for the purpose of making decisions about that student” (Elliott, Braden, & White, 2001, p. 12). it is used to decide whether students with special needs are eligible for special education services and, if so, to decide what those services are (Reschly, 1996; Browder, 1991). This essay will briefly discuss key aspects of assessment, the purposes of assessment for students with disabilities, and adaptation of assessment. Miller, Linn, and Gronlund (2009) outlined the general principles of the evaluation process. The first principle is the specification of what is to be assessed and the intended objectives to be achieved, before the selection of the assessment program...... middle of article ......ation for students with disabilities, 6 (1), 40-53. Salvia, J., Ysseldyke, JE and Bolt, S. (2007). Assessment in special and inclusive education (10th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Spinelli, C.G. (2002). Classroom assessment for students with special needs in inclusive education. New Jersey Columbus, Ohio: Merrill Prentice Hall. Taylor, CS and Nolen, SB (2005). Classroom assessment supporting teaching and learning in real classrooms. New Jersey: Pearson. Venn, J. J. (2006). Assessment of students with special needs (4th ed.). New Jersey: Pearson. Westwood, P. (1995). Effective Teaching: Paper Presented at the Inaugural Northwest Regional Special Education Conference: Priorities, Partnerships (and Pulm Puddings). Armidle. Ysseldyke, JE and Salvia, J. (1988). Assessment in special and remedial education (4th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.