Perla Gamez Archives - William T. Grant Foundation

Awarded Grants

Grant

The Middle School Classroom Language Environment: Interactions Among Teachers and Youth and Effects on Literacy

What features of classroom language environments influence middle-school students’ language and reading skills?

Perla Gamez

Loyola University Chicago

2015 – 2018
$239,172

Grant

Investigating the Malleability of Teacher Talk in Urban Middle School Classrooms

What is the link between the language teachers use in classrooms and middle school students’ reading comprehension?

Nonie Lesaux

Harvard University

2011 – 2012
$24,973

The William T. Grant Foundation invests in high-quality research focused on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States.

Perla Gamez

Awarded Grants

The Middle School Classroom Language Environment: Interactions Among Teachers and Youth and Effects on Literacy

Investigating the Malleability of Teacher Talk in Urban Middle School Classrooms

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