Title - I Read a Book Author: Jensen, Ned Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Readers will enjoy reading about a little girl who loves to read so much that she reads with every member of her family, including her dog. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 20 0.3 50 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 41 # of Different Words 13 Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 25 61% # of Hi freq words 4 30.8% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 0 0% # of Low freq words 0 0% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Moderate support Opening or Closing text varies 1 pattern excl open/close 0 - 1 word changes in a pattern Vocabulary: Easy Language: Simple language Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Features Topics *Family & Friends Reading Low Frequency Words