WABE 2026 Fall Institute

This session will introduce the Critical Data Process, designed by Steve Gill, which school teams use to understand if the struggles of a language learner are due to language acquisition or are due to the combination of language acquisition and a possible disability. In this one hour session, I will provide an overview of the 16 critical areas and discuss what data is needed, how to obtain that data, and the implications of the data. Using this process, teams will have a much greater understanding of the root problem and will have the context needed to either redesign intervention(s), design new intervention(s), or process a referral (and potentially a special education evaluation).