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Peer reviewedFishman, Andrea R. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1992
This article uses two case studies of eighth grade students (one attending an Amish school and the other in a residential school for adjudicated juveniles) to illustrate the power of ethnography to contextualize literacy experiences. Five ethnographic questions are suggested for literacy assessment. (DB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups, Ethnography
