Title - Clifford The Firehouse Dog Author: Bridwell, Norman Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Emily Elizabeth and Clifford go to visit his brother, who is a firehouse dog. When an alarm goes off, Clifford comes to the rescue by rescuing the people and putting out the fire! Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 207 2.0 470 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 24 Total # of Words 435 # of Different Words 200 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 257 59.1% # of Hi freq words 78 39% % of Long Sentences 1.8 Low Freq occurs 10 2.3% # of Low freq words 10 5% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Simple language Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Features Topics Dogs *Safety Heroes Family Fire Helping Low Frequency Words grateful honorary hydrant pouring schoolchildren separated siren smother unreel unstick