The Assessment and Intervention Model for the Bilingual Exceptional Student (AIM for the BESt) suggests a service delivery system designed to (a) improve the academic performance of limited English proficient students in regular and special education programs, (b) reduce the inappropriate referral of LEP students to special education, and (c) ensure that assessment procedures are nonbiased The model involves the use of three interventions: campus-based problem-solving teams, criterion-referenced or curriculum-based assessment, and effective instructional practices, with a focus on reciprocal interaction teaching. This article describes the model and suggests the type of inservice training needed by regular and special educators who serve language-minority studetns.
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