Title - Swat It! Author: Bauer, Roger Publisher: Kaeden Books Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre An annoying mosquito helps to introduce prepositions. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 5 0.1 20 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 9 Total # of Words 46 # of Different Words 17 Ave Word/.Sent 4 Hi Freq occurs 21 45.7% # of Hi freq words 6 35.3% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 5 10.9% # of Low freq words 1 5.9% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Caption/Simple Opening or Closing text varies 1 pattern excl open/close 0 - 1 word changes in a pattern Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Simple language Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Features Clear cause/effect Strong word association Topics *Science Faces Bugs Eyes Insects *Animal Life *Human Body & Health Low Frequency Words swat