“HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE”

“How to Tell the Difference” by Slappin, Seale



“How to Tell the Difference” By Slappin, Seale

Introduction

As an educational guidance tool, "How to Tell the Difference: A Checklist," by Slappin and Seale, with Rosemary Gonzales, provides examples of how to look at picture books for stereotypes, loaded words, tokenistic distortions of history, lifestyles and dialogue, standards of success, and the role of women and elders. It is also important to note the main points of this text: that we must learn to pay attention to the roles that both Native women and elders play in our stories. ...