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.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph.

Introduction: Who are English language learners?: Academic achievement of ELLs ; About this book: Questions this book will answer ; Chapter contents ; Other helpful tools ; What do you already know? -- Learning The first language(s): Spoken language comes naturally: Processing spoken language ; Role of the mirror neuron system ; Gender differences in language processing ; Structure of language: Learning phonemes ; Learning words and morphemes ; Syntax and semantics ; From words to sentences ; The components of speaking and understanding language ; Levels of language comprehension: Explicit comprehension ; Inferred comprehension ; Learning two first languages: Are monolingual and bilingual brains different? ; Do the two languages use the same or different brain regions? ; How do the two languages interact during speech? ; Can learning the second language too soon delay the first language? ; What's coming ; Key points to ponder -- Learning a new language (English) later: The challenge of acquiring a new language later: Impact of the first language on acquiring the second language ; Impact of acquiring the second language on the first language ; Learning English is not easy: Brief hi…