n nRaise your ELL success quotient and watch student achievement soar!n n n nHow 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: n n n n- A self-assessment pretest for gauging your understanding of how the brain learns languages n- Brain-compatible strategies for teaching both English learners across content areas n- An entire chapter about how to detect English language learning problems n