Title - On Our Vacation Author: Rockwell, Ann Publisher: E P Dutton Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Readers will love to travel with the Bear family in this delightful story and word book that covers all the details of a two-week camping trip that is their summer vacation. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 550 2.8 650 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 65 Total # of Words 493 # of Different Words 263 Ave Word/.Sent 24 Hi Freq occurs 233 47.3% # of Hi freq words 66 25.1% % of Long Sentences 40 Low Freq occurs 50 10.1% # of Low freq words 41 15.6% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Simple language Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Words presented in isolation Topics Vacations Camp/Camping Ocean Lists Beach *Holidays, Events, Cele Low Frequency Words badminton binoculars bouquet buoy bury charcoal driftwood duffel easel ferry frisbee guitar gull gull's gulls historical lantern lemonade license lighthouse mattresses motorcyclist porpoises restaurant sailboard sailboat scarecrow scuffs seascape shovel skier society souvenirs spatula starfish sunbathe sunscreen surf surfboard tote tour