Carol Salva and her guests explore ways to empower language learners and the teachers who teach them. We're not just closing gaps, we're growing leaders.
Latest episodes
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53 min
BAP131 Creating Conditions Where MLs Thrive as We Start a New School Year
How do we create conditions where MLs thrive right now? In this episode, @DrCarolSalva offers a productive, powerful mindset and practical ideas that will be useful in the 2026-202…
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47 min
BAP130 Being Trauma Informed for MLs with Elise White Diaz
Trauma-Informed Instruction doesn't need to be a mystery. This show is so important because now, more than ever, we need practical ways to support students from hard places. In thi…
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31 min
BAP129 Newcomer Teachers Supporting Gen Ed
The newcomer teacher's role may be changing as Multilingual Learner numbers change. In this episode of the Boosting Achievement ESL Podcast, Dr. Carol Salva shares about how an ELD…
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58 min
BAP128 Back to School in 2025 with Larry Ferlazzo
How should newcomer teachers approach this school year when there are so many challenges for our immigrant families? What are the best activities for the first days of school? Dr.…
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53 min
BAP 127 Questions about Teaching SLIFE. Georgian Court University Grad Students Want to Know.
What questions do educators have right now about serving SLIFE and other new arrival Multilingual Learners? Maybe you're feeling overwhelmed? Or perhaps you want to know how to man…
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58 min
BAP126 To Teachers of Immigrants from Dr. Francisco Jimenez
Dr. Carol Salva interviews award-winning professor and author, Dr. Francisco Jiménez. Full show notes at bit.ly/BAPODCAST. This show offers inspiration to anyone teaching Multiling…
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44 min
BAP 125 The Past, The Future, and What to do RIGHT NOW
Yes, we need to show students what to do to become more fluent. They can make their language acquisition go so much faster. Dr. Carol Salva shares tips for that in the "What to do…
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54 min
BAP124 LEAP - Teaching Newcomers in This Climate
Show notes are at bit.ly/BAPODCAST. If you are feeling distraught right now, Dr. Carol Salva has a process that might help you. Many teachers of immigrant students are feeling dist…
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56 min
BAP123 Newcomer Teacher Checklist for Beginning of the Year
Based on the last 12 months of working with newcomer teachers, Carol (@DrCarolSalva) creates a short list of what Newcomer teachers can do to best serve new arrival learners and su…
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58 min
BAP122 Reflection for Newcomers and their Teachers
@DrCarolSalva offers ideas for getting the most out of time with Newcomer students. The show covers research and practical ideas for Newcomer Learners, Newcomer Teachers, and Conte…
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58 min
BAP121 Keys to an Effective Language Assistance Program ft. Khalil El-Saghir
In this episode Dr. Carol Salva interviews Khalil El-Saghir about supporting the educators of Multilingual Learners. His background is extensive! In the first half of this episode,…
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40 min
BAP120 Newcomer Numbers Rising? Reboot Your ESL Class
Has your class grown?? Behavior getting off the rails a bit? It's a great time to hit the reset button if things have gone off track in the newcomer classroom. Mid-year was always…
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10 min
BAP119 When Perfect Ruins Your Good
Show notes are at the short link: bit.ly/BAPODCAST. This is a quick show that should resonate with SO MANY educators. Dr. Salva reflects on a quote by Voltaire, "Perfect is the Ene…
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60 min
BAP118 Making Americans ft J Lander
The wonderful Jessica Lander (@Jessica_Lander) is here to share about her book, Making Americans: Stories of Historic Struggles, New Ideas, and Inspiration in Immigrant Education.…
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46 min
BAP117 CoCreating Text for Grade-Level Content Learning
Dr. Carol Salva shares about how any teacher can differentiate and lift up the voices of their students with co-created text. This technique does not require planning but has quite…
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1 h 01
Ep 116 The Student Motivation Handbook ft Larry Ferlazzo
Our guest for this episode is world-renowned educator, Larry Ferlazzo. He joined Dr. Carol Salva to talk about his new book, The Student Motivation Handbook: 50 Ways to Boost an In…
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37 min
BAP115 Five Ideas to Go Beyond Language Experience Approach
Dr. Salva recommends co-creating text with newcomer students. It is no-prep and high return on investment. Key for accelerating language acquisition is to reuse that text! This epi…
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55 min
BAP114 Literacy for Older Newcomers, What is Practical and Effective
How can foundational literacy skills be taught to older Emergent Bilingual students? This show is in direct response to educators and education leaders asking Dr. Carol Salva about…
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56 min
BAP113 After a Traumatic Event ft Kim Thyberg
Kim Thyberg (@KimberlyThyberg) joins Carol (@DrCarolSalva) to talk about how we begin teaching again after a traumatic event. This show focuses on new arrival students but the mess…
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52 min
BAP112 Free Voluntary Reading ft Emily Francis
Emily Francis (@EmilyFranESL), author of If You Only Knew: Letters from an Immigrant Student joins Dr. Carol Salva (@DrCarolSalva) to discuss Free Voluntary Reading with Newcomers…