Collection Analysis Report
for Reading Wonders: K
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 22 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.
(22 of 22 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (18 books)
- Nonfiction (10 books)
- Picture Book (9 books)
- Science (9 books)
- Social Studies (4 books)
- Beginning / Early Reader (3 books)
- Humor (3 books)
- Adventure (2 books)
- Art (1 books)
- Health (1 books)
- Math (1 books)
- Realistic Fiction (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 20 of 22 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: 478 (Range: 20 - 940)
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 9 of 22 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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- 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.
- 17 Videos
- 12 Book Readings
- 27 Lesson Plans
- Total of 139 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Colorado Springs School District 11's "Reading Wonders: K". 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/QLRK37C
Animal Dads
by Sneed B. Collard, III and Steve Jenkins
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 790
- Year Published: 1997
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Slightly Complex
Bread, Bread, Bread
by Ann Morris and Ken Heyman
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 280
- Year Published: 1989
City
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for CityCity Colors
by Zoran Milich
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 70
- Year Published: 2004
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for City ColorsA Fruit Is a Suitcase for Seeds
by Jean Richards and Anca Hariton
- Grades Used: 1, 2
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 500
- Year Published: 2002
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Slightly Complex
Have You Seen My Duckling?
by Nancy Tafuri
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 20
- Year Published: 1984
How a House Is Built
by Gail Gibbons
- Grades Used: 2, 3
- Curricular Areas: Science, English Language Arts
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 1990
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
In the Small, Small Pond
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1993
Just a Little Bit
by Ann Tompert and Lynn M. Munsinger
- Grades Used: 1
- Genres: Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Math
- Lexile: 480
- Year Published: 1993
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
A Kitten Tale
by Eric Rohmann
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 440
- Year Published: 2008
Library Lion
by Michelle Knudsen and Kevin Hawkes
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 470
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Library LionLittle Bear's Friend
by Maurice Sendak and Else Holmelund Minarik
- Genres: Beginning / Early Reader
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 470
- Year Published: 1960
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Little Rabbit Goes to School
Part of the Little Rabbit Series
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 450
- Year Published: 2004
My Five Senses
by Aliki
- Grades Used: 1, 2, 3
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Science
- Lexile: 590
- Year Published: 1962
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Slightly Complex
- Intertextuality: Slightly Complex
On the Go
by Ann Morris and Ken Heyman
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 550
- Year Published: 1990
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for On the GoThe Post Office Book: Mail and How it Moves
by Gail Gibbons
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: 840
- Year Published: 1982
Rabbit Ears
by Amber Stewart and Laura Rankin
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Rabbit EarsThe Relatives Came
by Cynthia Rylant and Stephen Gammell
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Beginning / Early Reader, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 940
- Year Published: 1985
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
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Sheep in a Jeep
by Nancy E. Shaw and Margot Apple
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2
- Genres: Adventure, Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 220
- Year Published: 1986
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2
- Genres: Adventure, Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Science, English Language Arts
- Lexile: 280
- Year Published: 1989
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
What's the Weather Today?
by Allan Fowler
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 490
- Year Published: 1991
Wild Baby Animals
- Genres: Nonfiction, Beginning / Early Reader
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 500
- Year Published: 2012
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