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Soliciting a catalogue of good books from the copyright holders
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It is hard for Chinese books to have a precise quantitative grading system. Firstly, Chinese characters evolved from ideographs thousands of years ago. Secondly, One Chinese character can have multiple sounds and meanings. Thirdly, the meaning of characters and sentences can not be translated accurately. Based on these features, it is hard for Chinese books to set a reading level as Phonogram does. (such as LEXILE and RENAISSANCE from the USA and the UK that are based on the difficulty of words, sentence semantics and syntactic.)
CCBSC Reading Level is a grading system based on analysis of massive data accumulated, including the books which interest children from 2 to 15 within their reading ability (Young children are assisted by their parents) and books classified by grades according to teachers’ analysis of children’s different reading abilities. CCBSC Reading Level is divided into 140 levels from CRL2.0 ~ CRL16.0 (CRL4.5 means suitable for children aged 4.5 years, CRL16.0 means suitable for adults)
Lexile |
AR | A-Z |
CRL |
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| Full name | Lexile Framework |
Accelerated Reader |
Guided Reading Level |
CCBSC Reading Level |
| Country | USA |
UK |
USA |
China |
| Language | English |
English |
English |
Chinses |
| R&D unit | NICHD |
Renaissance Learning Inc |
Fountas |
CCBSC |
| Range | 0L-2000L |
0.0-12.9 |
A-Z |
CRL2.0-16.0 |
| Grade | K-G12 |
K-G12 |
K-G8 |
K-G9 |
| Standards and Contents of Four Reading Frameworks |
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| Lexile(Lexile Framework) | A Lexile is a unit of difficulty which represents 1‰ of the gap between the figure of reading an elementary babygrow reading books and the figure of reading an encyclopedia. The Lexile framework is calculated by computer by measuring the difficulty and complexity of semantics and syntax. |
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| AR(Accelerated Reader) | The number before the decimal point indicates the grade and the number after the decimal point indicates the month. For example, 4.6 represents the equivalent reading level of the 6th month in grade 4 of primary school. Accelerated Reader is also called GEL and Atos. It is a relatively precise measurement depend on the BL index which is calculated by the computer of the full text. |
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| A-Z(Guided Reading Level) | A-Z evaluated books by 26 levels from A to Z. The difficulty is also increased from A to Z. This kind of grading combines the analysis from computer software and expert with subjective and objective perspectives. |
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| CRL(CCBSC Reading Level) | CRL is based on children’s comprehension of the content, taking the analysis of big data and testing by education experts. It is divided into 140 levels from CRL2.0-16.0. Chinese readers can easily select the appropriate level based roughly on age. |
To set CCBSC Reading Level which is meant to improve the efficiency of reading for children, enhance the international influence of Chinese publications and encourage original masterpieces. we have established the Chinese Children's Book Selection Committee (short for CCBSC) with the joint effort of numerous schools and non-profit educational institutions. CCBSC insists on the principle of non-governmental, voluntary and non-profitable. We accept volunteer services and all funds are from charitable donations. Through the biennial readers' recommendation and selection of good books, we are committed to achieving the goal of "inspiring children to enjoy reading and encouraging more authors to create children's books".
Children's picture books (picture books) are not only literary (scientific), but also have a high level of artistic appeal, as well as educational value. Picture books for children are a perfect combination of literature and art. Only in an environment where children's literature, children's education and the art of illustration flourish at a high level can world-class classic picture books be produced.
The three most influential awards for children’s picture books in the world are the Hans Christian Andersen Award (Denmark), the Caldecott Medal (the United States) and the Kate Greenaway Medal (the UK). Also, there are several well-known awards such as the Deutscher Bilderbuchpreis (sponsored by the German Association for Juvenile Literature)and the Bologna Ragazzi Award (selected by 9 Italian children aged from 6 to 9). All the foreign awards above were largely born half a century ago.
In recent decades, children's literature, education and the art of illustration in China have achieved unprecedented development. Although China currently has several awards in the category of children's literature, there are no major children's and juveniles’ book awards with a certain degree of international influence.
With the support of experts from the Asian Education Association, we start to prepare the competition for the award of Most Favorite Chinese Picture Book Among Children, we are committed to achieving the goal of "inspiring children to enjoy reading and encouraging more authors to create children's books".
To have a place in the world cultural competition, a differentiated strategy that can highlight the characteristics is needed. Accordingly, we have proposed a selection scheme that takes into account children’s interests and teachers’ recommendation and includes the way of partition sampling and age-divided voting. It will achieving the goal of "inspiring children to enjoy reading and encouraging more authors to create children's books".
Representatives of the sponsoring units voted to name the award as "Wesleyland Award".
Name of the award: Most Favorite Chinese Picture Book Among Children (The first Wesleyland Award)
Accrediting and validating agency: CCBSC (Chinese Children's Book Selection Committee)
Slogan: Sharing love and sunshine in the secret garden of childhood……
Time regulation: the list of winners will be announced before June 1st every year
Scope of entries submitted: Children's picture books in Chinese version around the world (or translated into Chinese)
Awards setting:
Divided by age into early childhood, toddler, low group and high group.
Six will be selected in each category. To respect the interests of children, in line with the creative and episodic nature of children's picture books, and to express our gratitude to the author, the awards are named according to the following scheme.
"Wesleyland Award" each in groups: award of a gold medal, a certificate of award, prize money or souvenir.
"Prince of Wesley Award" each in groups: award of a gold medal, a certificate of award, prize money or souvenir.
"Princess of Wesley Award" each in groups: award of a gold medal, a certificate of award, prize money or souvenir.
"Knights of Wesley Awards" 3 in each groups: award of a silver medal, a certificate of award and souvenir.
(The aforementioned prize money and souvenir may fluctuate depending on the amount of the current year's sponsorship.)
Every age group publishes a list of the top 200 and recommends books for Chinese audiences worldwide.
1. Before on March 8th every year, kindergartens, primary and secondary schools in each province (or region) are selected as samples, and the list of recommendations is selected by teachers and parents using a questionnaire or Internet vote (teachers' votes are weighed according to a certain percentage).
2. Encourage newcomers appropriately to create new works, and previous awarding works will not be included in the award-winning list.
3. Contact the top 300 authors (or copyright holders) on the list of recommended books. After getting the authorization, the organizer will hold an exhibition tour (or in the form of e-books) during World Book Day on April 23rd, and get feedback on the post-reading from real readers.
4. The top 100 books will be selected before May 25th and will be released on International Children's Day on June 1st exclusively and free of charge to media partners.
5. The proceeds from the exhibition trial period are then sent to the author (copyright holder) for signature, along with a medal, a certificate and prize money.
Similar awards at the international level are largely focused on non-profit organizations and volunteers. When establishing the committee, we insist on the principle of non-governmental, voluntary and non-profitable. We invite reputable and influential organizations and media to join us. We also look forward to all social organizations to contact us and actively participate in the cause of benefitting future generations of Chinese people.
The organizer: Chinese Children's Book Selection Committee (CCBSC)
Co-Sponsors: Children's Horizon, Primary School Newspaper
Academic support: ASIA EDUCATION ACADEMY, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
The first award (2021) will cover Beijing, Shanghai, Central China, South China, Northeast China that have three districts and two cities subordinated. The second award will cover more than 90% of China's major provinces. From the third edition, we will strive to have Chinese-speaking countries and regions such as Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Singapore in the sample cities, making it the most influential Chinese children's picture book award in Asia.