Creating a healthy school using the healthy school report card
David K. Lohrmann
Creating a healthy school using the healthy school report card
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by David K. Lohrmann
The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
What if you could change your school to make it the healthiest place ever? This book shows you how to spot what’s working and what needs fixing to keep everyone safe and happy. It’s not just about cleaning up—it’s about planning a school where everyone can shine!
Themes
Quick Assessment
This book guides readers through assessing and improving school health environments using an easy-to-understand report card system based on U.S. and international standards. Designed for middle-grade readers, it encourages awareness of health and hygiene in schools and promotes proactive planning. Parents should note it’s a practical tool rather than a narrative story, suitable for ages 9-12.
Why we rated Creating a healthy school using the healthy school report card 9LT
Creating a healthy school using the healthy school report card is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 146 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Creating a healthy school using the healthy school report card works for readers up to grade 6.5.
We rate Creating a healthy school using the healthy school report card as 9LT ("Light — Thematic") because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the gentle intensity score.
Thematically, Creating a healthy school using the healthy school report card explores health and hygiene, planning, school health services, and evaluation — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about health and hygiene, planning, school health services.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers whose emotional readiness lags behind their decoding skills — this book's intensity outruns its reading level, a classic "gifted kid" mismatch.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
9LT — Light — ThematicNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781416602958
- Pages
- 146
- Publisher
- Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
- Published
- 2005
- Type
- Fiction