Title - The Food Chain
Author: Ryan, Cheryl
Publisher: Reading A-Z

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
Readers will learn about various items in the food chain including a plant, a grasshopper, a frog, a fish, and a bear. Inform Informational
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient)
Accelerated Reader Lexile
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107 1.3 150 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 11 Total # of Words 152 # of Different Words 57
Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 47 30.9% # of Hi freq words 14 24.6%
% of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 0 0% # of Low freq words 0 0%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: Some support
Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues
Language: Simple language
Sentences: Simple phrases
Text structure: Oral/Natural
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Food Chain
*Animal Life
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