The Spotlight 3. ft. Aylin Erengul Gregg - The LEAVES Approach: Are Schools Failing Multilingual Learners?

What if the student who seems to know the least simply hasn’t been given the language support to show what they know? In The Pedagogy Spotlight 3, Mike Llerena welcomes Aylin Erengul Gregg to explore a question schools cannot afford to ignore: are we helping multilingual learners thrive or asking them to leave part of themselves behind? At the heart of this conversation is LEAVES: Language Exposure and Acquisition through Validation, Engagement and Scaffolding. We explore why recognizing a learner’s identity matters, how language barriers can hide understanding, and what teachers can do to provide access without lowering expectations. From “affirming, not assimilating” to BUDS—Brief, Useful and Doable Strategies—this episode connects meaningful questions about belonging with practical classroom action. For teachers, school leaders, and parents who want educational success to include confidence, cultural identity, and intellectual challenge. Listen, share this episode with an educator, and ask: whose understanding might we be overlooking? Explore language learning and teacher development: https://www.broadclubeducation.com #multilinguallearners #languageeducation #teacherdevelopment #inclusiveeducation #languagespedagogypodcast #LEAVES