Title - A Chair for My Mother Author: Williams, Vera B. Publisher: Mulberry Books Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre After a fire destroys their home and possessions, Rosa, her mother, and grandmother save and save until they can afford to buy one big, comfortable chair that all three of them can enjoy. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 490 2.7 630 Amazon RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels Sentences Total Words Different Words Max Word/Sent 27 Total # of Words 1069 # of Different Words 394 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 714 66.8% # of Hi freq words 167 42.4% % of Long Sentences 5 Low Freq occurs 20 1.9% # of Low freq words 17 4.3% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Blend of written/oral Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Topics Sharing Dreams Mothers Shelter Money Family Fire *Family & Friends Low Frequency Words bargain charcoal curtains empties engines ketchups kindest neighbors onion purse sandals silverware speech tulips velvet wallet wrappers