Title - Glasses for D.W. Author: Brown, Marc Publisher: Random House Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Arthur's little sister D.W. wants to wear glasses like her brother and tries to prove she needs them. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 236 2.0 500 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 17 Total # of Words 343 # of Different Words 146 Ave Word/.Sent 4 Hi Freq occurs 165 48.1% # of Hi freq words 56 38.4% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 5 1.5% # of Low freq words 5 3.4% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Some implications Concept: Fanciful Features Simple Plot Topics Eyes Glasses *Human Body & Health Pretend Low Frequency Words cure lifeguard miracle rainglasses zillions