Collection Analysis Report
for All Kinds of Families
This report provides data analyses into the titles on this list to help support your efforts to put the right book in each reader's hands.
This report is organized by Collection Analysis by Genre, Cultural, and Curricular Areas, Quantitative Measures, and Qualitative Measures.
Explore all of TeachingBooks
Sign in and enjoy.
Collection Analysis by Genre, Cultural, and Curricular Areas
For the 14 books on this list, please find an analysis revealing the quantity of titles associated with genre, cultural, and curriculum classifications. Additionally, please find the "Not Represented" section where you can click to identify other titles to potentially add to this list.
We hope this collection analysis tool helps you achieve the variety and differentiation of books that you want for your reading opportunities.
(14 of 14 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (13 books)
- Realistic Fiction (9 books)
- Health (7 books)
- Social Studies (6 books)
- Adventure (1 books)
- Graphic Novel (1 books)
- Music (1 books)
- Nonfiction (1 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 12 of 14 titles that have known Lexile levels, below is the low, high, and average Lexile® for the books in this list. We hope these data points, along with the crosswalk to other measures, provide insights into the variety and differentiation of this collection.
Lexile® Average: 705 (Range: 540 - 950)
Reading Level and Grade Band Crosswalk
Grade Band | Lexile® | ATOS | Degrees of Reading Power® | Flesch-Kincaid | Fountas & Pinnell | Reading Maturity | SourceRater |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2-3 | 420-820 | 2.75-5.14 | 42-54 | 1.98-5.34 | I-P | 3.53-613 | 0.05-2.48 |
4-5 | 740-1010 | 4.97-7.03 | 52-60 | 4.51-7.72 | O-V | 5.42-7.92 | 0.84-5.75 |
6-8 | 925-1185 | 7.00-9.98 | 57-67 | 6.51-10.34 | U-Z | 7.04-9.57 | 4.11-10.66 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 1 of 14 titles that have known qualitative measurements, this graph reveals the aggregated low, high, and average qualitative measures for the books in this list. We hope this range of information shows the variety and differentiation of this collection.
Qualitative Text Complexity Ranges
= low and high range of submitted values = average of submitted values
- Slightly
- Moderately
- Very
- Exceedingly
Qualitative measures for each title are determined by crowd sourced results from professional educators who complete the literary or informational text complexity rubrics. These are relatively new on TeachingBooks so only a small percentage of all the titles have currently been evaluated. Perhaps you can help?
Instructional Materials Summary
Below please find a summary of available multimedia texts and instructional materials that enrich and deepen the discussion of the titles on this list.
- 3 Videos
- 11 Book Readings
- 8 Lesson Plans
- Total of 114 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on AdLit's "All Kinds of Families". If you wish to see the curricular areas, genres, Lexile® and Qualitative measures, along with the collection of ready-to-use instructional materials, go online to TeachingBooks at: https://school.teachingbooks.net/ql26NMJ
Beige
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Music, Social Studies
- Lexile: 540
- Year Published: 2007
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for BeigeA Corner of the Universe
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 2002
The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood
by David Simon and Edward Burns
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1998
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for The CornerDishes
by Rich Wallace
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 2008
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for DishesThe Higher Power of Lucky
by Susan Patron and Matt Phelan Susan Patron and Matt Phelan
Book 1 of the Hard Pan Trilogy
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: 950
- Year Published: 2006
My Sister's Keeper
by Jodi Picoult
- Grades Used: 9, 10, 11, 12
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health
- Lexile: 770
- Year Published: 2004
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Exceedingly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies
by Sonya Sones
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 2004
Rooftop
by Paul Volponi
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: 780
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for RooftopRunaways, Vol. 1: Pride & Joy
by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona
Book 1 of the Runaways (2004/09) Series
- Genres: Adventure, Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2004
Saffy's Angel
by Hilary McKay
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 630
- Year Published: 1988
Son of the Mob
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 690
- Year Published: 2002
Vegan Virgin Valentine
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 780
- Year Published: 2006
Waiting for Normal
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2008
What I Call Life
by Jill Wolfson
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 630
- Year Published: 2005
Explore all of TeachingBooks
Sign in and enjoy.