Title - N-O Spells No! Author: Slater, Teddy Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre A mother patiently finds a way to get her contrary daughter to agree with her. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 246 2.1 510 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 27 Total # of Words 363 # of Different Words 156 Ave Word/.Sent 9 Hi Freq occurs 208 57.3% # of Hi freq words 50 32.1% % of Long Sentences 24.3 Low Freq occurs 11 3% # of Low freq words 10 6.4% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Dialog: Simple Vocabulary: Easy Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Character traits Simple problem/solution Rhyming Topics Opposites Behaviors *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words broccoli dollhouse flush holler lima liver muttered spinach stubborn tying