I was intrigued enough by this article to check out the website for Renzulli Learning. The ELLA program is available in Spanish, Chinese, Italian and Arabic with Vietnamese, Thai, German and French becoming available soon. I was disappointed to see the cost was not readily available on their website and I would have to request a quote. I would be interested in seeing a trial of this program to see what it offers.
When I think about my district, we have a variety of web-based programs used for personalizing learning, but we don't have anything specific for ELL students. Our district also shares one ESL teacher between our two elementary buildings. I wonder if Renzulli ELLA (or something similar) would be a better option for our ELL students then some of the programs they are currently using.
I've never heard of Renzulli ELLA before, but I can see why this article inspired you to discover more and make a post about it this week. The program sounds like it does such a wonderful job of differentiating and creating an individualized program for each students. It's great they can take the initial profile test in their home language and that their teachers can see a plan for each student. This is great!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the Renzulli resource. Teachers having the ability to pair native speakers with ELs can be powerful. I am interested in learning more about if/how teachers pair students that are not in the same school building, district, state, or even part of the world.
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