Collection Analysis Report
for Communities - Gr 3-5
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 6 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.
(6 of 6 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- Nonfiction (6 books)
- Social Studies (5 books)
- English Language Arts (3 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 6 of 6 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: 960 (Range: 710 - 1170)
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 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
There are currently no items on this list with qualitative measurements.
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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.
- 4 Videos
- 1 Book Readings
- 6 Lesson Plans
- Total of 49 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on NYC Department of Education Library Services's "Communities - Gr 3-5". 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/qlNK5N3
The Book of Languages: Talk Your Way Around the World
by Mick Webb
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 910
- Year Published: 2015
How to Build Your Own Country
by Valerie Wyatt and Fred Rix
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: 960
- Year Published: 2009
If America Were a Village: A Book about the People of the United States
by David J. Smith and Shelagh Armstrong
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: 990
- Year Published: 2009
If the World Were a Village: A Book about the World's People
by David J. Smith and Shelagh Armstrong
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 710
- Year Published: 2002
If You Lived Here: Houses of the World
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1170
- Year Published: 2011
This Child, Every Child: A Book about the World's Children
by David J. Smith and Shelagh Armstrong
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Social Studies
- Lexile: 1020
- Year Published: 2011
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