Collection Analysis Report
for ITA 2017-2018
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 15 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.
(15 of 15 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (15 books)
- Realistic Fiction (10 books)
- Adventure (4 books)
- Mystery (4 books)
- Sports (4 books)
- Physical Education (2 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (2 books)
- Social Studies (2 books)
- Biography (1 books)
- Graphic Novel (1 books)
- Historical Fiction (1 books)
- History (1 books)
- Nonfiction (1 books)
- Poetry (1 books)
- Science (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 15 of 15 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: 677 (Range: 440 - 820)
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 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 7 of 15 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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- 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.
- 33 Videos
- 20 Book Readings
- 33 Lesson Plans
- Total of 278 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Iowa Association of School Librarians (IASL)'s "ITA 2017-2018". 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/QL8Q847
The Crossover
by Kwame Alexander Kwame Alexander
Part of the Crossover Series
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Poetry, Realistic Fiction, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 750
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
The Distance Between Lost and Found
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 540
- Year Published: 2015
The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die
by April Henry
- Genres: Adventure, Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 690
- Year Published: 2013
I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives
by Martin Ganda, Caitlin Alifirenka, and Liz Welch
- Grades Used: 9
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 790
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
If You're Reading This
by Trent Reedy
- Genres: Mystery, Realistic Fiction, Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 700
- Year Published: 2014
Lost in the Sun
by Lisa Graff
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 700
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
The Mark of the Dragonfly
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 820
- Year Published: 2014
The One Safe Place
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 2014
Orbiting Jupiter
- Grades Used: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Roller Girl
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 10
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Realistic Fiction, Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 440
- Year Published: 2015
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: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Salt to the Sea
by Ruta Sepetys
- Grades Used: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 560
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
The Secret Language of Sisters
by Luanne Rice
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 2016
Swagger
by Carl Deuker
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for SwaggerSYLO
Book 1 of the SYLO Chronicles
- Genres: Adventure, Mystery, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for SYLOWe Were Liars
by E. Lockhart
- Grades Used: 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Mystery, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Exceedingly Complex
- Text Organization: Exceedingly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
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