Title - Lizzy's Dizzy Day Author: Keenan, Sheila Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre When Lizzie arrives early at her cousin's birthday party, she thinks she is helping by rearranging the birthday table. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 217 2.0 480 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 24 Total # of Words 540 # of Different Words 250 Ave Word/.Sent 6 Hi Freq occurs 341 63.1% # of Hi freq words 115 46% % of Long Sentences 3.4 Low Freq occurs 2 0.4% # of Low freq words 2 0.8% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Multiple speakers Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Sequence of Events: Chronological Features Simple problem/solution Simple Plot Topics Problem Solving Parties Adding *Math *Entertainment & Fun *Family & Friends Low Frequency Words shelled shelling