Title - Old Mother Hubbard Author: Punter, Russell Publisher: Usborne Books Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre It's dinnertime for Old Mother Hubbard's dog - but the cupboard is bare! Entertain Folk Tales RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 156 1.7 200 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 19 Total # of Words 198 # of Different Words 115 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 104 52.5% # of Hi freq words 43 37.4% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 3 1.5% # of Low freq words 3 2.6% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Simple Vocabulary: Easy Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Features Clear cause/effect Rhyming Topics Dogs Stealing Food *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words butcher's butchers reward