Title - This is the Way We Go to School Author: Baer, Edith Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre This book describes, in text and illustrations, the many different modes of transportation children all over the world use to get to school Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 312 2.2 550 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 14 Total # of Words 256 # of Different Words 172 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 118 46.1% # of Hi freq words 40 23.3% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 20 7.8% # of Low freq words 20 11.6% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support 1 pattern excl open/close Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Difficult names Rhyming Topics *Transportation Travel/Traveling Differences Names Places School Low Frequency Words aboard afloat akinyi ferry gulls heidi igor ilyana jogging metro mira rooftops skis solveig stride suits trackless trolley vale vaporetto