Collection Analysis Report
for Best Fit Books for ELA Curriculum: Grade 3
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 10 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.
(10 of 10 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (10 books)
- Humor (5 books)
- Social Studies (3 books)
- Adventure (2 books)
- Historical Fiction (2 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (2 books)
- History (1 books)
- Realistic Fiction (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 10 of 10 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: 765 (Range: 600 - 930)
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 9 of 10 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.
- 31 Videos
- 20 Book Readings
- 72 Lesson Plans
- Total of 211 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on "Best Fit Books for ELA Curriculum: Grade 3". 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/QLX452V
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
by Kate DiCamillo and Bagram Ibatoulline
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Genres: Adventure
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 700
- Year Published: 2006
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
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
The BFG
by Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 720
- Year Published: 1982
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
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
Sarah, Plain and Tall
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 650
- Year Published: 1985
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
Fantastic Mr. Fox
by Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4
- Genres: Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 600
- Year Published: 2002
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
by Beverly Cleary, Alan Tiegreen, and Tracy Dockray
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Humor, Realistic Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 860
- Year Published: 1981
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Moderately Complex
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
by Beverly Cleary and Louis Darling
- Grades Used: 3, 4, 5
- Genres: Adventure, Humor, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 860
- Year Published: 1965
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Slightly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Slightly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Little House in the Big Woods
by Laura Ingalls Wilder and Garth Williams and
Book 1 of the Little House Books Series
- Grades Used: 3
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 930
- Year Published: 1953
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
Henry and the Paper Route
by Beverly Cleary and Louis Darling
- Genres: Humor
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 820
- Year Published: 1957
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