Title - What the Dinosaur Saw Author: Schlein, Miriam Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre With this book, readers go back in time to see the world through dinosaurs' eyes. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 235 2.0 490 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 27 Total # of Words 123 # of Different Words 71 Ave Word/.Sent 11 Hi Freq occurs 53 43.1% # of Hi freq words 22 31% % of Long Sentences 9.1 Low Freq occurs 6 4.9% # of Low freq words 6 8.5% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Moderate support Several repetitions of phrases or refrains Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Difficult Features Integral Setting - Historical Topics Time Dinosaurs Nature *Habitats/Environments Low Frequency Words gliding gulls possums prowling salamanders sliding