ESL WORD NERDS
Elevating Student Language - One Word at a Time
We believe literacy is justice. Our mission is to make high-quality, evidence-based literacy instruction accessible, engaging, and effective for every multilingual learner—and easy for teachers to put into action.
Upcoming Presentations
WIDA Annual Conference "Building Gateways to Colabóracion" September 2026 in St. Louis, Missouri
VATESOL Conference "Together We Thrive: Community, Compassion, and Multilingual Learner Success" — October 2026 in Richmond, Virginia
Where We’ve Presented
We are honored to share our work supporting multilingual learners and structured literacy with educators across Virginia.
Multilingual Learners: Making a Difference, hosted by College of William & Mary (October 2025)
VATESOL Conference — Richmond, Virginia (November 2025)
William & Mary TTAC / SURN Science of Teaching Reading Conference (November 2025)
Literacy for Life — Williamsburg, Virginia (January 2026)
Structured Literacy That Works: Practical Tools for Multilingual Learners with Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center at Virginia Commonwealth University (March 2026)
Virginia Department of Education WIDA Webinar Series: Structured Literacy Made Simple - Resources for ESL Word Nerds (March 2026)
“ ESL Word Nerds is flying off the shelf as a go-to curriculum for Literacy for Life’s English language learners.”
Mary Lynch - Literacy for Life
(Adult Literacy Organization)