Mirrors Windows And Sliding Glass Doors Bishop

Abstract this article seeks to complicate the understanding of bishop s 1990 metaphor of mirrors windows and sliding glass doors with particular emphasis on sliding glass doors and the emotional connections needed for readers to move through them.

Mirrors windows and sliding glass doors bishop.

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. They knew what ncte member rudine sims bishop wisely wrote. 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 and recreated by the author. Rudine simms bishop coined the terms in her 1990 article mirrors windows and sliding glass doors originally published in the ohio state university perspectives.

Mirrors windows and sliding doors. 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. I wrote a piece maybe 1990 it was published which i called mirrors windows and sliding glass doors and i think that s really why we children need to see themselves reflected. The authors begin by examining the importance of the reader and the characters he or she meets.

Choosing and using books for the classroom. Speaking to the lack of children s books with african american characters and themes the essay called for books to act as windows and mirrors that would allow all children to see themselves and the experiences of others in what they read. When there are enough books available that can act as both mirrors and windows for all our children they will see that we can celebrate both our differences and our similarities because together they are what make us all human. We need diverse books because we need books in which children can find themselves see reflections of themselves.

Mirrors windows and sliding glass doors author. Choosing and using books for the classroom. The stonewall book awards has categories for children and youth including non fiction 1 dr. In the essay dr.

Books are sometimes windows offering views of worlds that may be real or imagined familiar or strange. Rudine sims bishop published an essay about the importance of providing young readers with diverse books that reflect the multicultural nature of the world in which we live. Mirrors windows and sliding glass doors originally appeared in perspectives. When lighting conditions are just right however a window can also be a mirror.