Collection Analysis Report
for PBA 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 (20 books)
- Picture Book (19 books)
- Humor (11 books)
- Holiday (2 books)
- Nonfiction (2 books)
- Science (2 books)
- Sports (2 books)
- Biography (1 books)
- Concept Book (1 books)
- Health (1 books)
- Social Studies (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 17 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: 518 (Range: 410 - 680)
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 4 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.
- 25 Videos
- 7 Book Readings
- 35 Lesson Plans
- Total of 242 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on SC Association of School Librarians (SCASL)'s " PBA 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/QLVJHPP
Blizzard
by John Rocco
- Genres: Picture Book, Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for BlizzardBreaking News: Bear Alert
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 510
- Year Published: 2014
Dog vs. Cat
by Chris Gall
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 570
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Dog vs. CatEIEIO: How Old MacDonald Got His Farm with a Little Help from a Hen
by Judy Sierra and Matthew Myers
- Grades Used: 2
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 540
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Flight School
by Lita Judge
- Grades Used: 4
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 490
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Gaston
by Kelly DiPucchio and Christian Robinson
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 500
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for GastonGoing Places
by Peter H. Reynolds and Paul A. Reynolds
- Genres: Sports, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 480
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Going PlacesHere Comes the Easter Cat
by Deborah Underwood and Claudia Rueda
- Genres: Holiday, Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 460
- Year Published: 2014
I'm My Own Dog
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 490
- Year Published: 2014
It's an Orange Aardvark!
by Michael Hall
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2014
Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla
by Katherine Applegate and G. Brian Karas
- Grades Used: 2, 3
- Genres: Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads
by Bob Shea and Lane Smith
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 530
- Year Published: 2014
Mister Bud Wears the Cone
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health
- Lexile: 490
- Year Published: 2014
The Monkey Goes Bananas
by C.P. Bloom and Peter Raymundo
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2014
My Teacher Is a Monster! (No, I Am Not.)
by Peter Brown
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 460
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
One Big Pair of Underwear
by Laura Gehl and Tom Lichtenheld
- Genres: Concept Book, Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 420
- Year Published: 2014
Pardon Me!
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 410
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Pardon Me!Peanut Butter & Cupcake
by Terry Border
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 2014
A Piece of Cake
by LeUyen Pham
- Genres: Holiday, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2014
Rags: Hero Dog of WWI
by Margot Theis Raven and Petra Brown
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 590
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
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