Collection Analysis Report
for Kindergarten - EL Reading Curriculum
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 22 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.
(21 of 22 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- Science (15 books)
- English Language Arts (14 books)
- Picture Book (11 books)
- Nonfiction (10 books)
- STEAM (7 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (2 books)
- Art (1 books)
- Biography (1 books)
- Concept Book (1 books)
- Health (1 books)
- Physical Education (1 books)
- Realistic Fiction (1 books)
- Social Studies (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 17 of 22 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: 548 (Range: 320 - 810)
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 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 2 of 22 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.
- 29 Videos
- 18 Book Readings
- 50 Lesson Plans
- Total of 167 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on "Kindergarten - EL Reading Curriculum". 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/QLVA9B6
We Planted a Tree
by Diane Muldrow and Bob Staake
- Genres: Picture Book, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 510
- Year Published: 2010
Oliver's Tree
by Kit Chase
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2014
Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya
by Donna Jo Napoli and Kadir Nelson
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 610
- Year Published: 2010
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Mama MitiGus Is a Tree
by Claire Babin and Olivier Tallec
- Genres: Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2008
A Tree is Nice
by Janice May Udry and Marc Simont
- Genres: Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Art, English Language Arts, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 420
- Year Published: 1956
Are Trees Alive?
by Debbie S. Miller and Stacey Schuett
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 640
- Year Published: 2002
A Tree in the Ancient Forest
by Carol Reed-Jones and Christopher Canyon
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 620
- Year Published: 1995
What's Alive?
by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld and Nadine Bernard Westcott
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 520
- Year Published: 1995
The Snowy Day
- Grades Used: pk, k, 1, 2
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: 500
- Year Published: 1962
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
Brave Irene
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Science, English Language Arts
- Lexile: 630
- Year Published: 1986
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Very Complex
- Vocabulary: Slightly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Slightly Complex
- Life Experiences: Moderately Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Slightly Complex
Umbrella
by Taro Yashima
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Science, English Language Arts
- Lexile: 480
- Year Published: 1958
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for UmbrellaCome On, Rain
by Karen Hesse and Jon J. Muth
- Genres: Picture Book
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), African American
- Curricular Areas: Science, English Language Arts
- Lexile: 660
- Year Published: 1999
Weather Words and What They Mean
by Gail Gibbons
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 580
- Year Published: 1990
Weather
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 450
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for WeatherOn the Same Day in March: A Tour of the World's Weather
by Marilyn Singer and Frané Lessac
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, English Language Arts, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 810
- Year Published: 2000
One Hot Summer Day
by Nina Crews
- Genres: Realistic Fiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 1995
Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon
by Patty Lovell and David Catrow
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 650
- Year Published: 2012
Llama Llama Time to Share
by Anna Dewdney
Part of the Llama Llama Series
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 320
- Year Published: 2012
Toys Galore
by Peter Stein and Bob Staake
- Genres: Concept Book, Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: STEAM
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2013
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Toys GalorePlaying with Friends
- Genres: Nonfiction, Sports
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health, Physical Education
- Lexile: 440
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning:
- Text Organization:
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality:
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A Tree for Emmy
by Mary Ann Rodman and Tatjana Mai-Wyss
- Genres: Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 480
- Year Published: 2018
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