| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| Sammy gets lots of gifts for his birthday, including a new collar, a bed, a dish, and more! |
Entertain |
Concept |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 55 |
1.0 |
90 |
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| RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words |
Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels |
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| Sentences |
Total Words |
Different Words |
| Max Word/Sent |
7 |
Total # of Words |
51 |
# of Different Words |
29 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
6 |
Hi Freq occurs |
10 |
19.6% |
# of Hi freq words |
4 |
13.8% |
| % of Long Sentences |
0 |
Low Freq occurs |
1 |
2% |
# of Low freq words |
1 |
3.4% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: High support |
| Opening and closing text varies |
| 1 pattern excl open/close |
| 2-3 Word changes in a pattern |
| Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Simple phrases |
| Text structure: Oral/Natural |
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| Topics |
| Birthdays |
| Gifts |
| *Holidays, Events, Cele |
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