Boosting Achievement
with Carol Salva
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.

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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 2026-2027 school year.  The show should support educators who work with…

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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 this episode,…

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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…

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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?  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-carol-salva-0838406/discusses these…

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BAP 127 Questions about Teaching SLIFE right now. 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…

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BAP126 To Teachers of Immigrants from Dr. Francisco Jimenez

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-carol-salva-0838406/ interviews award-winning professor and author, https://www.scu.edu/fjimenez/ Full show notes at https://salvac.edublogs.org/the-boosting-achievement-esl-podcast/ This show offers inspiration to…

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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. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-carol-salva-0838406/shares tips for that in the “What to do Right Now” part of this episode. …

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BAP124 LEAP – Teaching Newcomers in This Climate

Show notes are at https://salvac.edublogs.org/the-boosting-achievement-esl-podcast/ If you are feeling distraught right now, https://bsky.app/profile/drcarolsalva.bsky.social has a process that might help you.  Many teachers of immigrant students are…

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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…

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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…

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