Title - I Read Signs Author: Hoban, Tana Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre WALK. EXIT. STOP. Young children often recognize these words long before they learn to read. This book showcases many common signs that people encounter and that children are likely to learn to recognize at an early age. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 127 1.5 170 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 4 Total # of Words 68 # of Different Words 59 Ave Word/.Sent 2 Hi Freq occurs 7 10.3% # of Hi freq words 6 10.2% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 3 4.4% # of Low freq words 3 5.1% Subjective Criteria Unconventional format Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Simple language Sentences: Captions/Simple Text structure: Oral/Natural Features Words presented in isolation Topics Signs *Community *Citizenship & Laws Low Frequency Words caution detour route