Collection Analysis Report
for WEMTA BOB 4-6
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)
- Humor (6 books)
- Picture Book (6 books)
- History (5 books)
- Adventure (4 books)
- Biography (3 books)
- Historical Fiction (3 books)
- Nonfiction (3 books)
- Realistic Fiction (3 books)
- Holiday (2 books)
- Science (2 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (2 books)
- Social Studies (2 books)
- Art (1 books)
- Fairy Tales / Folklore (1 books)
- Graphic Novel (1 books)
- Physical Education (1 books)
- Poetry (1 books)
- STEAM (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 18 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: 631 (Range: 290 - 940)
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 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 12 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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- Moderately
- 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.
- 57 Videos
- 38 Book Readings
- 104 Lesson Plans
- Total of 414 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Wisconsin Educational Media & Technology Association (WEMTA)'s "WEMTA BOB 4-6". 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/QLEWHE5
The 13-Story Treehouse
by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton
Book 1 of the Treehouse Series
- Genres: Adventure, Humor, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 560
- Year Published: 2013
Bailey's Story
by W. Bruce Cameron W. Bruce Cameron
Part of the A Dog's Purpose: Puppy Tales
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 2016
Charlotte's Web
by E.B. White and Garth Williams
- Grades Used: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 680
- Year Published: 1952
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Fish in a Tree
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 550
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Frindle
by Andrew Clements and Brian Selznick
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 830
- Year Published: 1996
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
A Halloween Scare in Wisconsin: Prepare If You Dare
by Eric James and Marina Le Ray
- Genres: Holiday, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2014
Heat
by Mike Lupica
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 940
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011
by Lauren Tarshis Lauren Tarshis
Book 12 of the I Survived Series
- Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 710
- Year Published: 2015
Mother Bruce
by Ryan T. Higgins Ryan T. Higgins
Part of the Mother Bruce Series
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 500
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Out of the Dust
by Karen Hesse
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Poetry
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1998
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes
by James Dean and Kimberly Dean James Dean and Kimberly Dean
Part of the Pete the Cat Series
- Genres: Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 440
- Year Published: 2016
Scaredy Squirrel Prepares for Halloween
Part of the Scaredy Squirrel Series
- Genres: Holiday, Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 2013
Sisters
- Grades Used: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 290
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Snowflake Bentley
by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and Mary Azarian
- Grades Used: 4
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 830
- Year Published: 1998
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
by Kate DiCamillo and Timothy Basil Ering
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 2003
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
This Book Just Ate My Dog!
- Genres: Adventure, Humor, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 460
- Year Published: 2014
Towers Falling
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 410
- Year Published: 2016
Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the Selma Voting Rights March
by Lynda Blackmon Lowery, Elspeth Leacock, Susan Buckley, and P.J. Loughran
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American, Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 780
- 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
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
The War That Saved My Life
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very 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
The Wild Robot
Book 1 of the Wild Robot Series, The
- Grades Used: 3
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 740
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
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