How the ELL Brain Learns combines current research on how the brain learns language with strategies for teaching English language learners. Award-winning author and brain research expert David A. Sousa describes the linguistic reorganization needed to acquire another language after the age of 5 years. He supplements this knowledge with immediately applicable tools, including:

• A self-assessment pretest for gauging your understanding of how the brain learns languages
• Brain-compatible strategies for teaching both English learners across content areas
• An entire chapter about how to detect English language learning problems