Collection Analysis Report
for RICBA 2020
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)
- Adventure (6 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (6 books)
- Nonfiction (5 books)
- Realistic Fiction (5 books)
- Science (4 books)
- Horror (3 books)
- Humor (3 books)
- Picture Book (3 books)
- Biography (2 books)
- Graphic Novel (2 books)
- History (2 books)
- Physical Education (2 books)
- Sports (2 books)
- Mystery (1 books)
- Poetry (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 19 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: 637 (Range: 150 - 1030)
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 5 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.
- 44 Videos
- 16 Book Readings
- 37 Lesson Plans
- Total of 301 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Rhode Island State Council of the International Reading Association (RISC/IRA), Rhode Island Library Association (RILA), and Rhode Island Educational Media Association (RIEMA)'s "RICBA 2020". 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/QLF6WX2
Bob
by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 590
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Captain Superlative!
by J.S. Puller
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Front Desk
Book 1 of the Front Desk Series
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global), Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 640
- Year Published: 2018
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
Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams
by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Sports, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American, Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: History, Physical Education
- Lexile: 1030
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
Hidden City: Poems of Urban Wildlife
by Sarah Grace Tuttle and Amy Schimler-Safford
- Genres: Nonfiction, Poetry
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Hidden CityInky's Amazing Escape: How a Very Smart Octopus Found His Way Home
by Sy Montgomery and Amy Schimler-Safford
- Genres: Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 590
- Year Published: 2018
Just Like Jackie
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 900
- Year Published: 2018
Knights vs. Dinosaurs
by Matt Phelan
- Genres: Adventure, Humor, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 610
- Year Published: 2018
A Lady Has the Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out for Women's Rights
by Kate Hannigan and Alison Jay
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: Gender, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 780
- Year Published: 2018
Margot and Mateo Save the World
by Darcy Miller
- Genres: Adventure, Horror, Humor, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 2018
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 530
- Year Published: 2018
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: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
Monster Mayhem
- Genres: Adventure, Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 150
- Year Published: 2018
Nightbooks
by J.A. White
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 660
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for NightbooksThe Peculiar Incident on Shady Street
- Genres: Horror, Mystery
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 2017
A Pup Called Trouble
by Bobbie Pyron
- Genres: Adventure
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 700
- Year Published: 2018
The Rhino in Right Field
- Genres: Humor, Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education
- Lexile: 630
- Year Published: 2018
Saving Winslow
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 690
- Year Published: 2018
The Season of Styx Malone
by Kekla Magoon
- Genres: Adventure
- Cultural Experiences: African American, African (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 510
- Year Published: 2018
Solar System: Our Place in Space
by Jon Chad and Rosemary Mosco Jon Chad and Rosemary Mosco
Part of the Science Comics Series
- Genres: Nonfiction, Graphic Novel
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 590
- Year Published: 2018
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Solar SystemThe Train of Lost Things
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 2018
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