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BAP130 Being Trauma Informed for MLs with Elise White Diaz
Apr 23, 2026
47m 02s
BAP129 Newcomer Teachers Supporting Gen Ed
Jan 4, 2026
30m 44s
BAP128 Back to School in 2025 with Larry Ferlazzo
Aug 4, 2025
58m 16s
BAP 127 Questions about Teaching SLIFE. Georgian Court University Grad Students Want to Know.
Jul 18, 2025
52m 55s
BAP126 To Teachers of Immigrants from Dr. Francisco Jimenez
Mar 30, 2025
58m 05s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 4/23/26 | ![]() BAP130 Being Trauma Informed for MLs with Elise White Diaz✨ | trauma-informed instructionmultilingual learners+3 | Elise White Diaz | Discover, Connect, Respond: A Practical Approach to Trauma-Informed Instruction | — | trauma-informed instructionmultilingual learners+3 | — | 47m 02s | |
| 1/4/26 | ![]() 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 professional can support content teachers who may be new to serving Multilinguals. You'll also get free resources to go with the recommendations. Links are at BIT.LY/BAPODCASTThis episode includes AI-generated content. | 30m 44s | ||||||
| 8/4/25 | ![]() 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. Carol Salva discusses these questions with award-winning educator and author, Larry Ferlazzo. Find extensive show notes with links here: BIT.LY/BAPODCAST Episode 128 | 58m 16s | ||||||
| 7/18/25 | ![]() 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 manage multiple student perspectives in this challenging climate. I received some very thoughtful questions from some outstanding educators who are using Boosting Achievement of SLIFE at Georgian Court University in their graduate program. Thanks to Dr. Denise Furlong, we all get to reflect on the questions and our answers. All episode notes with links are at BIT.LY/BAPODCAST | 52m 55s | ||||||
| 3/30/25 | ![]() 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 Multilingual Learners with interrupted education, students who may be fearful of deportation, and any students who may be struggling due to difficult circumstances. Dr. Jiménez was deported as a migrant farm worker when he was in school. But his life is proof that a challenging event is not the end of a person's story. His autobiographical books are listed by the American Library Assn's 50 best young adult books of all time. They are so important for our empathy and our mindset. Now we can add this podcast to our toolbox! | 58m 05s | ||||||
| 12/27/24 | ![]() 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 Right Now" part of this episode. But these ideas fall flat if you are not helping learners reflect on how far they have come, and show them where they could be in a few months, years.. and beyond. Find the links at bit.ly/BAPODCAST, Episode 125 | 44m 01s | ||||||
| 11/24/24 | ![]() 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 distraught due to the results of the 2024 election. So this show is drawing on what Dr. Salva learned while teaching newcomers during difficult times. Perhaps they can support you too. | 54m 16s | ||||||
| 8/18/24 | ![]() 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 support their own self care. The reflections in this show are for the beginning of the school year but can be done at any time. | 56m 21s | ||||||
| 5/20/24 | ![]() 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 Content Area Teachers. Some of the things mentioned in this show are KEY to receiving higher numbers of newcomers throughout the year in a way that makes sense for the teacher and the students. Show notes can be found at bit.ly/BAP_122. | 58m 28s | ||||||
| 3/5/24 | ![]() 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, we get to hear about where his passion comes from. The second half of the show ended up being a blueprint for an effective Language Assistance Program as he shares specific, essential elements every program should have. | 58m 04s | ||||||
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| 12/17/23 | ![]() 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 the time of year that Dr. Carol Salva needed to think about doing a hard stop to reset things. Find the show notes at Bit.ly/BAPODCAST | 39m 30s | ||||||
| 11/19/23 | ![]() 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 Enemy of Good." Listeners may find it helpful to reflect on what they are not doing or not appreciating in their own work as they strive for perfection. | 9m 50s | ||||||
| 6/25/23 | ![]() 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. Dr. Salva highly recommends the book but you can get lots of the ideas for free by listening to this episode. All show notes are at BIT.LY/BAPODCAST. Find episode 118 for links to what was discussed on this show. | 59m 36s | ||||||
| 5/28/23 | ![]() 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 a bit of research on its effectiveness. Find links in the show notes at bit.ly/BAP117 | 45m 38s | ||||||
| 4/1/23 | ![]() 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 Intrinsic Desire to Learn. This is not a book exclusively for teachers of Multilingual Learners but it DEFINITELY is imporantt for the teacher of newcomers. Find the show notes at bit.ly/BAP116 | 1h 01m 37s | ||||||
| 3/6/23 | ![]() 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 episode is full of ideas for what teachers can do to support language acquisition through the re-purposing of co-created text. | 37m 00s | ||||||
| 12/26/22 | ![]() 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 phonics instruction (based on what we are hearing from the Science of Reading) and how that makes sense for our Multilingual Learners. I have lots of resources and practical ideas for you! Full Show Notes are at bit.ly/BAP114 | 55m 02s | ||||||
| 11/10/22 | ![]() 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 messages would apply to any classroom. The notes are at bit.ly/BAPODCAST and include several resources to dealing with trauma and Social-Emotional Learning. | 55m 30s | ||||||
| 10/14/22 | ![]() 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 and her own journey. | 51m 49s | ||||||
| 10/1/22 | ![]() BAP111 Instead of IDK for SLIFE and Newcomers | Dr. Salva reflects on holding our nSewcomers in high regard and teach them what to day when they don't know what to say. Language is not a cognitive issue. We need this important strategy so that everyone can be included and participate. But some things can go wrong when they don't speak the target language yet. | 37m 11s | ||||||
| 8/14/22 | ![]() BAP110 Back to School Mindset Plus Resources for Newcomer Teachers | Dr. Salva revisits the top 5 things she always recommends for starting the school year but this show is mostly about the MINDSET we need as we serve our most marginalized students. @DrCarolSalva #BoostingAchievement | 33m 06s | ||||||
| 7/6/22 | ![]() BAP109 Small Moves, Big Gains with Author Nancy Motley | Dr. Carol Salva (@DrCarolSalva) is joined by author, trainer, and instructional coach, Nancy Motley (@NancyMotleyTRTW). Nancy shares several tips and strategies from her new book, "Small Moves, Big Gains: Teacher Habits that Help Kids to Talk More, Think More and Achieve More." | 41m 31s | ||||||
| 6/26/22 | ![]() BAP108 QSSSA Resources ft Chris Hagy | Dr. Carol Salva (@DrCarolSalva) is joined by Christopher Hagy, Assistant Director for Multilingual Learners in Charleston County School District. They are using this show to explain the QSSSA strategy and offer his teachers a padlet full of resources to learn about this powerful technique. The show offers the resources to anyone who wants to use them. The two discuss the strategy but also the way Chris is supporting teachers with multiple entry points to learning how to serve MLs. | 34m 15s | ||||||
| 4/11/22 | ![]() BAP107 ESL/ELL Survival Guide ft. Ferlazzo and Sypnieski | Larry Ferlazzo (@LarryFerlazzo) and Katie Hull Sypnieski (@KHullSyp), educators and authors of The ESL/ELL Teacher's Survival Guide 2nd Edition, join Carol Salva (@MsSalvaC) to talk about their new resource. The three discuss all the free opportunities listeners have to use content from the book and the conversation also includes inspiring messages for today's educators of MLLs. | 44m 01s | ||||||
| 3/29/22 | ![]() BAP106 Voices of Newcomers ft. Dr. Denise Furlong | Dr. Denise Furlong (@denise_furlong) joins host Dr. Carol Salva (@MsSalvaC) to offer tips for supporting Newcomer students. Dr. Furlong also shares about her new book, Voices of Newcomers; Experiences of Multilingual Learners. Denise is a teacher educator at Georgian Court University in New Jersey, she is a consultant and a strong advocate for Multilingual Learners. | 33m 46s | ||||||
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