Title - Getting Around the City
Author: Freed, Kira
Publisher: Reading A-Z

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
Readers will read about the different modes of transportation people use to get where they are going. Mom uses the car, while Grandpa takes a taxi. Entertain Concept
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient)
Accelerated Reader Lexile
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73 1.1 110 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 6 Total # of Words 83 # of Different Words 37
Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 44 53% # of Hi freq words 12 32.4%
% of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 1 1.2% # of Low freq words 1 2.7%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: Some support
Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues
Language: Simple language
Sentences: Simple phrases
Text structure: Oral/Natural
Features
Topics
Trains
*Transportation
Buses
*Family & Friends
Low Frequency Words
ferry