Rudine simms bishop coined the terms in her 1990 article mirrors windows and sliding glass doors originally published in the ohio state university perspectives.
Books are mirrors windows and sliding glass doors.
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.
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It has been twenty nine years since rudine sims bishop s seminal essay mirrors windows and sliding glass doors was published.
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.
An article by rudine sims bishop children s literature scholar and recipient of the coretta scott king virginia hamilton award for lifetime achievement expands this concept even further.