Collection Analysis Report
for Read On Wisconsin: 6-8
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 (13 books)
- Social Studies (8 books)
- Realistic Fiction (6 books)
- Nonfiction (5 books)
- Science (4 books)
- Adventure (3 books)
- Biography (3 books)
- Historical Fiction (2 books)
- History (2 books)
- Humor (2 books)
- STEAM (2 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (2 books)
- Graphic Novel (1 books)
- Health (1 books)
- Horror (1 books)
- Mystery (1 books)
- Physical Education (1 books)
- Poetry (1 books)
- Spanish (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 16 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: 821 (Range: 390 - 1200)
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 |
9-10 | 1050-1335 | 9.67-12.01 | 62-72 | 8.32-12.12 | Z+ | 8.41-10.81 | 9.02-13.93 |
11-12 | 1185-1385 | 11.20-14.10 | 67-74 | 10.34-14.20 | Z+ | 9.57-12.00 | 12.30-14.50 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 5 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
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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.
- 20 Videos
- 15 Book Readings
- 39 Lesson Plans
- Total of 281 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)'s "Read On Wisconsin: 6-8". 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/QLDHFHR
After Eli
by Rebecca Rupp
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 1020
- Year Published: 2012
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for After EliChomp
by Carl Hiaasen
- Grades Used: 6
- Genres: Humor, Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2012
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Diamond Willow
by Helen Frost
- Genres: Adventure, Poetry, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 2008
The Early Years
- Genres: Adventure, Humor, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 780
- Year Published: 2012
Fire in the Streets
by Kekla Magoon
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 650
- Year Published: 2012
Friends with Boys
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 390
- Year Published: 2012
Kimchi & Calamari
by Rose Kent
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 2006
Marching to the Mountaintop: How Poverty, Labor Fights & Civil Rights Set the Stage for MLK Jr.'s Final Hours
by Ann Bausum
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1200
- Year Published: 2012
The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity
by Elizabeth Rusch Elizabeth Rusch
Part of the Scientists in the Field Series
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 950
- Year Published: 2012
Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 1150
- Year Published: 2012
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for MoonbirdOutcasts United: The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town
- Grades Used: 6, 7
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: Physical Education, Social Studies
- Lexile: 980
- Year Published: 2012
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately 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
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 8, 9
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada), Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Spanish
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 2012
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
See You at Harry's
by Jo Knowles
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: LGBTQ+
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2012
Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies
- Lexile: 960
- Year Published: 2012
Unwind
by Neal Shusterman Neal Shusterman
Book 1 of the Unwind Distology
- Grades Used: 9, 10, 11
- Genres: Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 2007
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Wonder
by R.J. Palacio
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 790
- Year Published: 2012
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
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