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A short overview of how Renzulli Learning delivers differentiated bilingual instruction for emergent bilinguals, ELL students, and dual language programs — starting with the Renzulli Profiler in the student’s home language.

20+
Languages supported by the Renzulli Profiler
40,000+
Curated enrichment activities
+28 pts
ELL language proficiency gains in PBL (Lucas/Stanford)
Pre-K–12
All grade levels — age-adapted content
Differentiated bilingual instruction

How ELLA Supports Emergent Bilinguals and English Language Learners

Quick answer ELLA is the strength-based module for ELL, dual language, and emergent bilingual programs. Students complete the Renzulli Profiler in their home language (20+ languages) — identifying their interests, expression styles, and learning styles. Teachers view results in the school’s language of instruction. The platform then matches students to personalized bilingual enrichment, Project-Based Learning, and goal-setting tools — building the durable skills that Portrait of a Graduate and career readiness frameworks demand, while accelerating English proficiency. Stanford research shows ELL students in PBL classrooms score up to 28 points higher on language proficiency assessments.

Renzulli Learning enables schools to easily implement best practices in language instruction for emergent bilinguals:

Foster a multilingual learning environment — the Renzulli Profiler is available in 20+ languages. Students experience the platform in their home language; teachers see everything in their language of instruction.
Engage every learner’s linguistic and cultural identity — bilingual enrichment content connects students to their cultural background and uses all their linguistic resources to navigate academic content.
Deliver Personalized Instruction Assisted Learning (PAL) — enrichment activities are matched to each student’s profile, not their English proficiency level. This is strength-based, interest-driven personalization for every ELL student.
Identify gifted ELL students — traditional identification methods miss gifted emergent bilinguals because language barriers mask ability. The Profiler reveals talent regardless of English proficiency. The Cebeci Test of Creativity (CTC) can also be administered in the student’s home language.
The Renzulli Learning English Language Learning Accelerator (ELLA)

The Renzulli Learning English Language Learning Accelerator (ELLA)

What is ELLA? The Renzulli Learning English Language Learning Accelerator (ELLA) is the Renzulli Learning module that turns the platform into a strength-based ELL instruction system. Students complete the Profiler in their home language, then receive enrichment activities matched to their interests and strengths — learning English through content they genuinely care about. The result: students learn English faster, and the skills they acquire are transferable to other content areas. ELLA implements the six research-backed best practices that drive ELL achievement:

ELLA helps to effectively educate ELL students in English-based academic subjects and develop required skills based upon Common Core Standards. Research shows that ELL learners achieve higher results through the best practices that ELLA makes easy to implement:

Personalized Instruction

The Profiler identifies each student’s interests, learning styles, and expression styles in their home language. The platform then matches them to enrichment activities based on their strengths — making English instruction personal, relevant, and engaging.

Collaborative Grouping

Renzulli Learning’s robust student grouping enables teachers to create flexible groups based on Profiler data — pairing ELL students with peers who share interests for authentic collaboration across language levels.

Peer Assisted Learning (PAL)

Native English-speaking students serve as peer mentors through interest-based grouping and collaborative projects. PAL provides leadership opportunities for native speakers while accelerating English acquisition for ELL students.

Background Knowledge

Enrichment activities matched to student interests build background knowledge in topics they already care about — making new English vocabulary and academic language stick because it’s connected to existing understanding.

Extended Discussion

Project-Based Learning and collaborative enrichment activities create natural opportunities for extended academic discussion — the kind of sustained, meaningful language practice that accelerates fluency.

Valuing Linguistic Differences

The platform treats every language as a strength, not a deficit. Students take the Profiler in their home language, explore bilingual content, and bring their full linguistic identity to every learning experience.

20+ languages supported

The Renzulli Profiler: A Global Solution for Understanding Every Student

The Renzulli Profiler is available in more than 20 languages. Students take the Profiler in their native language and teachers see the results in the school’s language of instruction — bridging the understanding gap between teacher and student, even when they don’t share a common language:

🌐 Arabic 🌐 Chinese 🌐 English 🌐 German 🌐 Haitian Creole 🌐 Italian 🌐 Japanese 🌐 Portuguese 🌐 Romanian 🌐 Russian 🌐 Spanish 🌐 Thai 🌐 Turkish

Click any language to view a sample Renzulli Profiler report in that language (PDF).

The Profiler as an ELL superpower: When students complete the Profiler in their home language, teachers gain a detailed understanding of each student’s interests, learning styles, and expression styles — even when there is a language barrier. This is a powerful tool for building relationships, personalizing instruction, and differentiating for students the teacher may otherwise struggle to understand.
Bilingual enrichment in Spanish & English

Differentiated Bilingual Instruction with Renzulli Learning

With the goal of better serving emergent bilinguals, students can now navigate the platform, complete the Profiler, and get activity and project suggestions in Spanish and English. Students can switch from Spanish to English content as needed and have a wide variety of activities to choose from based on their individual interests, expression styles, and school subjects.

For students who need extra language support in both languages, Renzulli Learning also offers targeted language learning activities to practice grammar, vocabulary, listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The bilingual activity database includes educational games, songs, interactive books, hands-on experiments, arts and crafts, and more.

The bilingual content gives students the opportunity to further explore their cultural background and use all their linguistic resources to navigate academic content and achieve learning goals.

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Sample Spanish enrichment activities in Renzulli Learning Spanish Activities Sample View examples of Spanish activities ›
Ideal for dual language programs

Why Dual Language Schools Choose Renzulli Learning

Dual language programs need tools that work in both languages from day one — not English-first platforms with translations bolted on. Renzulli Learning was built for multilingual environments:

True bilingual experience — students navigate the entire platform, complete the Profiler, and receive activity suggestions in Spanish and English. They switch languages as needed — no separate logins or parallel systems.
Same profile, two languages — a student’s Profiler results are visible in both their home language and the school’s language of instruction. Both the dual language teacher and the English teacher see the same student strengths.
Enrichment in both languages — dual language students can explore enrichment activities and complete projects in both Spanish and English, building academic vocabulary and content knowledge simultaneously across both languages.
Honors both linguistic identities — dual language programs are built on the principle that both languages have equal value. Renzulli Learning reinforces this by treating both languages as pathways to enrichment, creativity, and project-based learning — not just the target language.
Supports the three pillars of dual language — bilingualism/biliteracy (enrichment in both languages), high academic achievement (40,000+ standards-aligned activities + PBL), and sociocultural competence (Global Collaboration Module + culturally responsive content).
A global solution for English language instruction

Schools and Partners Around the World Use ELLA to Improve English Language Instruction

The Renzulli Learning English Language Learning Accelerator (ELLA) isn’t just for U.S. classrooms. International partners around the world are using Renzulli Learning to help schools improve English language instruction for students of all ages and backgrounds. Because the Renzulli Profiler is available in 20+ languages, ELLA works in any country, with any curriculum, and with any student population.

Students take the Profiler in their home language — Arabic, Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, and more. Teachers see results in English (or any other language of instruction).
40,000+ enrichment activities matched to each student’s interests and strengths — giving international students authentic, engaging English-language content they want to explore, not worksheets they’re forced to complete.
Project-Based Learning builds English through authentic use — students develop language skills naturally by working on real projects they care about, presenting to authentic audiences, and collaborating with peers. Stanford research shows ELLs gain up to 28 points on language proficiency in PBL classrooms.
The Global Collaboration Module connects students with peers around the world, fostering intercultural communication and teamwork while building English skills through meaningful international projects.
Creativity assessment in any language — the Cebeci Test of Creativity (CTC) can be deployed in any language and with any curriculum worldwide (US Patent 12,087,176), ensuring that creative potential is identified regardless of English proficiency.
For international partners: If you work with schools outside the United States and want to use Renzulli Learning to improve English language instruction, ELLA is designed for you. The platform’s strength-based, interest-driven approach works across cultures, languages, and educational systems — because the Profiler starts with what students care about, not what language they speak. Learn about partnership opportunities or contact us to discuss how ELLA can work in your region.
Research evidence

Research Supporting Enrichment for Bilingual and ELL Students

Reis & Housand (2009) “The Impact of Gifted Education Pedagogy and Enriched Reading Practices on Reading Achievement for Urban Students in Bilingual and English-Speaking Classes.” Journal of Urban Education, 6, 72–86. Found that gifted education pedagogy and enriched reading practices — the same approach used in Renzulli Learning — improved reading achievement for urban students in bilingual and English-speaking classes. Read the paper ›
de Souza Fleith, Renzulli & Westberg (2002) “Effects of a Creativity Training Program on Divergent Thinking Abilities and Self-Concept in Monolingual and Bilingual Classrooms.” Creativity Research Journal, 14(3–4), 373–386. Demonstrated that creativity training was equally effective in monolingual and bilingual classrooms — divergent thinking improved significantly in both settings. This validates Renzulli Learning’s creativity-focused enrichment approach for ELL students. Read the paper ›
Lucas Education Research / Stanford University Research funded by the George Lucas Educational Foundation found that ELL students in project-based learning classrooms scored up to 28 points higher on language proficiency assessments. Renzulli Learning’s PBL module provides the same authentic, interest-driven project experiences that produced these gains. Read the research ›
Field (2009) — University of Connecticut An investigation of Renzulli Learning on student achievement found significant gains in reading comprehension (p<.001), reading fluency (p=.016), and social studies (p=.013) across diverse urban and suburban populations — including schools where the majority of students were at risk. Read the paper ›
What ELLA gives ELL and dual language teachers

What ELLA Gives ELL Teachers and Bilingual Educators

Know Every Student — Instantly

The Profiler reveals each student’s interests, learning styles, and expression styles in their home language. Teachers understand their students even before they share a common language.

Personalize Without Extra Prep

The platform automatically matches students to enrichment activities based on their profile — not their English level. Personalized instruction at scale, with no manual differentiation required.

Bilingual Content Library

Spanish and English activities: educational games, songs, interactive books, hands-on experiments, arts and crafts. Students switch languages as needed and explore their cultural background.

Identify Gifted ELL Students

The Profiler and CTC identify talent and creative potential in the student’s home language — revealing abilities that English-only assessments miss entirely.

PBL for Language Development

Project-Based Learning builds language skills through authentic, interest-driven projects. Stanford research shows ELLs score up to 28 points higher on proficiency in PBL classrooms.

Build Durable Skills for Every ELL Student

ELLA doesn’t just build English proficiency — it builds the durable skills that Portrait of a Graduate frameworks demand: critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication, and self-direction. ELL students develop the same skills as their English-speaking peers.

Upload Your Own Resources

Already have bilingual lessons you love? Upload them to use alongside the 40,000+ curated activities. Your materials work within the same personalized system.

Frequently asked questions

ELLA, Language Learning & ELL: Common Questions

Renzulli Learning supports emergent bilinguals by allowing students to complete the Renzulli Profiler in their home language (20+ languages), navigate the platform in Spanish and English, and receive personalized enrichment activities matched to their unique profile. Teachers view Profiler results in the school’s language of instruction. The platform also offers targeted language learning activities for grammar, vocabulary, listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
The Renzulli Profiler is available in more than 20 languages, including Arabic, Chinese, English, German, Haitian Creole, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Thai, and Turkish. Students take the Profiler in their native language and teachers see the results in the school’s language of instruction.
Yes. Students can navigate the platform, complete the Profiler, and receive activity and project suggestions in both Spanish and English. They can switch between languages as needed and have a wide variety of activities to choose from based on their individual interests, expression styles, and school subjects.
Targeted language learning activities in both Spanish and English: educational games, songs, interactive books, hands-on experiments, arts and crafts, and more. The bilingual content gives students the opportunity to explore their cultural background and use all their linguistic resources to navigate academic content and achieve learning goals. Teachers can also upload their own bilingual resources.
Reis & Housand (2009) found that gifted education pedagogy and enriched reading practices improved reading achievement for urban students in bilingual and English-speaking classes. de Souza Fleith, Renzulli & Westberg (2002) demonstrated that creativity training was equally effective in monolingual and bilingual classrooms. Lucas Education Research (Stanford) found that ELL students in PBL classrooms scored up to 28 points higher on language proficiency assessments.
Traditional identification methods often miss gifted ELL students because language barriers mask abilities. The Renzulli Profiler identifies each student’s interests, learning styles, and expression styles in their home language — providing a strength-based profile that reveals talent regardless of English proficiency. The Cebeci Test of Creativity (CTC) can also be administered in the student’s home language, identifying creative potential that language-dependent tests miss entirely.
When students complete the Profiler in their home language, teachers gain a detailed understanding of each student’s interests, learning styles, and expression styles — even when there is a language barrier. The teacher views the profile in the school’s language of instruction. This is a powerful tool for building relationships, personalizing instruction, and differentiating for students the teacher may otherwise struggle to understand.
Yes. Renzulli Learning enables schools to deliver Personalized Instruction Assisted Learning (PAL) for emergent bilinguals by matching each student to enrichment activities based on their Profiler results — interests, learning styles, and expression styles — in the student’s preferred language. This approach fosters a multilingual learning environment, engages learners’ linguistic and cultural identities, and delivers truly personalized instruction at scale.
Yes — Renzulli Learning is an ideal fit for dual language programs. Students navigate the entire platform in Spanish and English, complete the Profiler in their home language, and receive enrichment activities in both languages. The platform supports the three pillars of dual language education: bilingualism/biliteracy (enrichment in both languages), high academic achievement (40,000+ standards-aligned activities + PBL), and sociocultural competence (Global Collaboration Module + culturally responsive content). Both the dual language teacher and the English teacher see the same student profile.
The Renzulli Learning English Language Learning Accelerator (ELLA) is the Renzulli Learning module purpose-built for ELL, dual language, and bilingual programs. Students complete the Profiler in their home language, then receive enrichment activities matched to their interests and strengths — learning English through content they genuinely care about. ELLA implements six research-backed best practices: personalized instruction, collaborative grouping, Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) with native English-speaking mentors, background knowledge building, extended academic discussion, and valuing linguistic differences. The result: students learn English faster, and the skills they acquire are transferable to other content areas.
Yes. International partners around the world are already using Renzulli Learning and ELLA to improve English language instruction. Because the Renzulli Profiler is available in 20+ languages, ELLA works in any country, with any curriculum, and with any student population. The platform’s strength-based, interest-driven approach works across cultures, languages, and educational systems. The Cebeci Test of Creativity (CTC) can also be deployed in any language worldwide. Learn about partnership opportunities.
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