Collection Analysis Report
for School Days
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 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 (12 books)
- Picture Book (10 books)
- Realistic Fiction (5 books)
- Social Studies (4 books)
- Nonfiction (3 books)
- Humor (2 books)
- Poetry (2 books)
- Science (2 books)
- Beginning / Early Reader (1 books)
- Concept Book (1 books)
- Math (1 books)
- Spanish (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 4 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: 497 (Range: 390 - 610)
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 |
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
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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.
- 14 Videos
- 5 Book Readings
- 12 Lesson Plans
- Total of 116 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Reading Rockets's "School Days". 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/QLF5ZUX
Back to School: A Global Journey
by Maya Ajmera and John D. Ivanko
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2019
The Best Seat in Second Grade
by Katharine Kenah and Abby Carter
- Genres: Humor, Beginning / Early Reader
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 520
- Year Published: 2005
Brand-New Pencils, Brand-New Books
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: 470
- Year Published: 2005
Danitra Brown, Class Clown
by Nikki Grimes and E.B. Lewis
- Genres: Poetry, Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2005
Hunter's Best Friend at School
by L.M. Elliott and Lynn M. Munsinger
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 610
- Year Published: 2002
I'm New Here
- Genres: Picture Book, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global), Asian American, Asian (Global), Immigrant / Refugee, Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada), Muslim
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 390
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for I'm New HereIn the Leaves
by Huy Voun Lee
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2005
Lola Goes to School
by Anna McQuinn and Rosalind Beardshaw
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2019
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
Panda Math: Learning about Subtraction from Hua Mei and Mei Sheng
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Math, Science
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2005
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Panda MathReady, Set, Preschool!: Stories, Poems and Picture Games with an Educational Guide for Parents
by Anna Jane Hays and True Kelley
- Genres: Concept Book, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2005
Schoolyard Rhymes
by Judy Sierra and Melissa Sweet
- Genres: Nonfiction, Poetry
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2005
This Is a School
by John Schu and Veronica Miller Jamison
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2022
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Wow! School!
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2007
Qualitative Measures:
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