Title - My "a" Book Author: Moncure, Jane Belk Publisher: Addison-Wesley Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Little a fills his box with things beginning with the letter "a" and is treated to a ride by an astronaut. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 150 1.6 190 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 172 # of Different Words 62 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 74 43% # of Hi freq words 23 37.1% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 7 4.1% # of Low freq words 4 6.5% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Several repetitions of phrases or refrains Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Simple language Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Features Words presented in isolation Unusual use of vocabulary Topics Astronauts Alphabet *Language Arts Low Frequency Words ambulance anchor antelope astronaut