Collection Analysis Report
for Reading in Two Languages
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.
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Collection Analysis by Genre, Cultural, and Curricular Areas
For the 16 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.
(16 of 16 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (14 books)
- Spanish (11 books)
- Picture Book (5 books)
- Realistic Fiction (5 books)
- Nonfiction (3 books)
- Social Studies (3 books)
- Adventure (2 books)
- Biography (2 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (2 books)
- Poetry (2 books)
- Science (2 books)
- Concept Book (1 books)
- Health (1 books)
- Music (1 books)
- Physical Education (1 books)
- Sports (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 5 of 16 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: 662 (Range: 360 - 970)
Reading Level and Grade Band Crosswalk
Grade Band | Lexile® | ATOS | Degrees of Reading Power® | Flesch-Kincaid | Fountas & Pinnell | Reading Maturity | SourceRater |
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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 16 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
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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.
- 17 Videos
- 6 Book Readings
- 11 Lesson Plans
- Total of 132 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Colorin Colorado's "Reading in Two Languages". 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/QLROB85
Benny
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2003
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for BennyEl Gato Leo Comes to Play!: A First Spanish Story
by Opal Dunn and Cathy Gale
- Curricular Areas: Spanish
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2004
The Emerald Lizard
by Pleasant DeSpain and Don Bell
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 730
- Year Published: 1999
The Flag We Love
by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Ralph Masiello
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2000
Happy Birthday I'm 1
by Matteo Faglia and Luana Rinaldo
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2001
Hello Ocean
by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Mark Astrella
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2001
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Hello OceanI Went Walking / Sali de paseo
by Sue Williams and Julie Vivas
- Genres: Adventure
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, Spanish
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2006
Lupe Vargas and Her Super Best Friend / Lupe Vargas y su super mejor amiga
by Amy Costales and Alexandra Artigas
- Genres: Adventure, Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 650
- Year Published: 2006
Moony Luna / Luna, Lunita Lunera
by Jorge Argueta and Elizabeth Gomez
- Genres: Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2005
My Name Is Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz / Me llamo Celia: La vida de Celia Cruz
by Monica Brown and Rafael López
- Grades Used: k
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), African (Global), Latino (Latin America), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Music, Spanish
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2004
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Quiero a mi papá porque... / I Love My Daddy Because...
by Laurel Porter-Gaylord and Ashley Wolff
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2004
Quinito, Day And Night / Quinito, dia y noche
by Ina Cumpiano and Jose Ramirez
- Genres: Concept Book, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Spanish
- Lexile: 360
- Year Published: 2008
Sol a Sol
by Lori Carlson and Emily Lisker
- Genres: Poetry, Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1998
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Sol a SolSuper Oscar
by Oscar De La Hoya and Lisa Kopelke
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Sports, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Physical Education
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Super OscarTales Our Abuelitas Told: A Hispanic Folktale Collection
by Alma Flor Ada, F. Isabel Campoy, and Felipe Dávalos
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2006
Yum! MmMm! Qué Rico!: America's Sproutings
by Pat Mora and Rafael López
- Genres: Nonfiction, Poetry
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies
- Lexile: 970
- Year Published: 2007
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