How the ELL Brain Learns

Teachers are more likely to succeed if they have a deeper understanding of the challenges students face in trying to learn English and course content simultaneously. How the ELL Brain Learns combines current research on how the brain learns language with strategies for teaching English language learners in K–12 classrooms. 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 information with immediately applicable tools.

Each chapter features teaching tips that translate the research into step-by-step classroom applications.

Also included are intervention strategies to use with struggling ELLs, including methods for working with older students.