Collection Analysis Report
for NYC Reads 365 - Gr. 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 (17 books)
- Nonfiction (12 books)
- Biography (7 books)
- History (6 books)
- Social Studies (5 books)
- Realistic Fiction (4 books)
- Science (4 books)
- Humor (3 books)
- Adventure (2 books)
- Graphic Novel (2 books)
- Music (2 books)
- STEAM (2 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (2 books)
- Art (1 books)
- Historical Fiction (1 books)
- Horror (1 books)
- Mystery (1 books)
- Physical Education (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 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: 822 (Range: 210 - 1180)
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 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
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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.
- 12 Videos
- 9 Book Readings
- 20 Lesson Plans
- Total of 186 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on NYC Department of Education Library Services's "NYC Reads 365 - Gr. 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/qlJOGNR
Awkward
by Svetlana Chmakova Svetlana Chmakova
Book 1 of the Berrybrook Middle School Series, The
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 210
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Blackbird Fly
- Grades Used: 5, 6
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee, Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Music
- Lexile: 660
- Year Published: 2015
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: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Young Readers Edition)
by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer, and Anna Hymas
- Grades Used: 4, 5
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: Science, Social Studies
- Lexile: 860
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Making Money
by Tommy Greenwald and J.P. Coovert Tommy Greenwald and J.P. Coovert
Book 4 of the Charlie Joe Jackson Series
- Genres: Humor, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 790
- Year Published: 2014
Courage & Defiance: Stories of Spies, Saboteurs, and Survivors in World War II Denmark
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1040
- Year Published: 2015
Drones
by Louise A. Spilsbury and Richard Spilsbury
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for DronesThe Inker's Shadow
by Allen Say
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 2015
Jinx
by Sage Blackwood Sage Blackwood
Book 1 of the Jinx Series
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for JinxLet Your Voice Be Heard: The Life and Times of Pete Seeger
by Anita Silvey
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Music
- Lexile: 1050
- Year Published: 2016
Lost in the Pacific, 1942: Not a Drop to Drink
by Tod Olson
- Genres: Adventure, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 880
- Year Published: 2016
Mad about Monkeys
by Owen Davey
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 1050
- Year Published: 2015
Maker Lab: 28 Super Cool Projects
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 960
- Year Published: 2016
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Maker LabOnce Was a Time
by Leila Sales
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 2016
Planet Tad
by Tim Carvell and Douglas Holgate
- Genres: Humor, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 940
- Year Published: 2012
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Planet TadSitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of His People
by S.D. Nelson
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: American Indian
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 860
- Year Published: 2015
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Sitting BullSneaker Century: A History of Athletic Shoes
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 1180
- Year Published: 2015
Stars of World Soccer
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2015
The Tapper Twins Tear Up New York
Book 2 of the Tapper Twins Series
- Genres: Humor, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 2015
Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas
by Gwendolyn Hooks and Colin Bootman
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 920
- Year Published: 2015
Took: A Ghost Story
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Horror, Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 690
- 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: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
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