Title - Josh Gets Glasses Author: Spence-Allard, Susan Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Josh finds out that he needs glasses. Josh is not happy about the prospect of wearing glasses because he's afraid he'll look silly. Josh's eye doctor explains that wearing glasses helps people perform their jobs more successfully and helps children do better in school, and showcases a variety of people who wear glasses. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 133 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 12 Total # of Words 171 # of Different Words 75 Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 72 42.1% # of Hi freq words 26 34.7% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 1 0.6% # of Low freq words 1 1.3% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Several repetitions of phrases or refrains Dialog: Two speakers Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Simple language Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Some implications Features Topics Glasses *Human Body & Health Low Frequency Words pilots