Title - Dear Mabel
Author: Cummings, Pat
Publisher: Celebration Press

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
Mabel and Molly communicate with letters about a tea party. Entertain Concept
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient)
Accelerated Reader Lexile
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92 1.2 130
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 20 Total # of Words 139 # of Different Words 53
Ave Word/.Sent 9 Hi Freq occurs 45 32.4% # of Hi freq words 13 24.5%
% of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 1 0.7% # of Low freq words 1 1.9%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: Some support
Dialog: Two speakers
Vocabulary: Easy
Language: Simple language
Sentences: Simple phrases
Text structure: Oral/Natural
Features
Rhyming
Topics
Sharing
Friendship
Parties
*Family & Friends
Low Frequency Words
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