Title - When I was Little Author: Curtis, Jamie Lee Publisher: HarperCollins Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre A four-year-old describes how she has changed since she was a baby. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 166 1.7 210 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 18 Total # of Words 354 # of Different Words 135 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 256 72.3% # of Hi freq words 50 37% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 7 2% # of Low freq words 7 5.2% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Several repetitions of phrases or refrains Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Inferences: Some implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features First Person Topics Changes Growth/Growing Actions Babies *Feelings, Behaviors Parents Low Frequency Words cubbies floaties nursery policemen scoopeeloo suits torture