Collection Analysis Report
for Empathy, Activism, Understanding: 4-8
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 11 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.
(11 of 11 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- Social Studies (11 books)
- English Language Arts (10 books)
- Nonfiction (6 books)
- History (3 books)
- Science (3 books)
- Biography (2 books)
- Picture Book (2 books)
- Realistic Fiction (2 books)
- Art (1 books)
- Concept Book (1 books)
- Poetry (1 books)
- STEAM (1 books)
- Spanish (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 7 of 11 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: 952 (Range: 730 - 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)
For 4 of 11 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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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
- 9 Book Readings
- 27 Lesson Plans
- Total of 181 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on NYC Department of Education Library Services's "Empathy, Activism, Understanding: 4-8". 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/QLHSK7Q
A is for Activist
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2, 3
- Genres: Concept Book, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Down to Earth: How Kids Help Feed the World
Part of the Orca Footprints Series
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 1170
- Year Published: 2013
Extraordinary People: A Semi-Comprehensive Guide to Some of the World's Most Fascinating Individuals
by Michael Hearst and Aaron Scamihorn
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, History, Science, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1130
- Year Published: 2015
Fight to Learn: The Struggle to Go to School
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 990
- Year Published: 2016
Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan
by Ashley Bryan
- Grades Used: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American, African
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 730
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Exceedingly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
Gay & Lesbian History for Kids: The Century-Long Struggle for LBGT Rights
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: LGBTQ+
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2015
Half-Truths and Brazen Lies: An Honest Look at Lying
by Kira Vermond and Clayton Hanmer
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 910
- Year Published: 2016
Kids Who Are Changing the World
by Anne Jankeliowitch and Yann Arthus-Bertrand
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies
- Lexile: 950
- Year Published: 2014
Melissa
by Alex Gino
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, LGBTQ+, Transgender / Non-Conforming
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2015
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: Very Complex
Somos Como Las Nubes / We Are Like the Clouds
by Jorge Argueta and Alfonso Ruano
- Genres: Poetry, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee, Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America)
- Curricular Areas: Spanish, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2016
Wonder
by R.J. Palacio
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 790
- Year Published: 2012
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
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