Collection Analysis Report
for CBA 2016-2017
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 20 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.
(20 of 20 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (19 books)
- Realistic Fiction (6 books)
- Social Studies (6 books)
- Historical Fiction (5 books)
- Adventure (4 books)
- History (4 books)
- Mystery (4 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (4 books)
- Humor (3 books)
- Science (2 books)
- Graphic Novel (1 books)
- Holiday (1 books)
- Horror (1 books)
- Nonfiction (1 books)
- Picture Book (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 19 of 20 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: 753 (Range: 550 - 1330)
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 8 of 20 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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- 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.
- 50 Videos
- 18 Book Readings
- 36 Lesson Plans
- Total of 316 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on SC Association of School Librarians (SCASL)'s " CBA 2016-2017". 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/QLBKZNY
Always, Abigail
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 790
- Year Published: 2014
Anybody Shining
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 990
- Year Published: 2014
Dash
by Kirby Larson
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for DashEl Deafo
by Cece Bell
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Humor, Graphic Novel
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Eliza Bing Is (Not) a Big, Fat Quitter
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2014
Gabriel Finley and the Raven's Riddle
by George Hagen and Scott Bakal
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 2014
The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing
by Sheila Turnage Sheila Turnage
Book 2 of the Mo & Dale Mysteries
- Grades Used: 4
- Genres: Horror, Humor, Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 550
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
The Iron Trial
by Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, and Scott M. Fischer
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 830
- Year Published: 2014
Masterminds
by Gordon Korman Gordon Korman
Book 1 of the Masterminds Series
- Genres: Adventure, Mystery, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 730
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
A Million Ways Home
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 660
- Year Published: 2014
Mystery on Museum Mile
by Marcia Wells and Marcos Calo
- Genres: Adventure, Humor, Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 710
- Year Published: 2014
Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands
- Grades Used: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 1330
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Pack of Dorks
by Beth Vrabel
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 2014
Rain Reign
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 2014
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
Rescue on the Oregon Trail
by Kate Messner and Kelley McMorris Kate Messner and Kelley McMorris
Book 1 of the Ranger in Time Series
- Grades Used: 4
- Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 690
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
The Rookie Bookie
by L. Jon Wertheim and Tobias J. Moskowitz
- Genres: Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 2014
Saving Kabul Corner
by N.H. Senzai
- Genres: Mystery, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Muslim
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 880
- Year Published: 2014
Ship of Dolls
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 2014
Shooting at the Stars: The Christmas Truce of 1914
by John Hendrix
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Holiday, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 830
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Stella by Starlight
by Sharon M. Draper and Sarah Jane Coleman
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 8
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 2015
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: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
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