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Quotes tagged as sliding glass doors showing 1 2 of 2 books are sometimes windows offering views of worlds that may be real or imagined familiar or strange.
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By cynthia leitich smith in this video from reading rockets rudine sims bishop professor emerita from ohio state university speaks on mirrors windows and sliding doors as metaphors for diversity in children s ya literature.
We need diverse books because we need books in which children can see reflections of themselves but also look through and see other worlds.
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Mirrors windows and sliding glass doors originally appeared in perspectives.
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When lighting conditions are just right however a window can also be a mirror.
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Mirrors windows and sliding glass doors april 10 2014 constance gibbs kidlit mg lit quotes reading ya lit leave a comment books are sometimes windows offering views of worlds that may be real or imagined familiar or strange.
Bishop makes the point that it s crucial for children from marginalized groups to view themselves in the books they read.
Choosing and using books for the classroom.
Bishop coined the phrase windows mirrors and sliding glass doors to explain how children see themselves in books and how they can also learn about the lives of others through literature.
Glass resonate a sense of luxury sophistication which is truly unparalleled and impossible to achieve with the use of other alternative materials.
Additional resources we used in class.
Reflections of the development of african american children s literature religious diversity children s literature green.
These windows are also sliding glass doors and readers have only to walk through in imagination to become part of whatever world has been created or recreated by the author.
In appreciation by sam bloom from reading while white and mirrors windows sliding glass doors curtains featuring debbie reese.