Features and Chart
12 words maximum per sentence; 7 words average
2–6 lines per page
100–180 words total
Text placement varies
Predictable language and language patterns
Two to four word changes in the middle pages that follow a pattern
Beginning and ending pages have different pattern
Repetition of portion of text from the preceeding page
Clear sequence
High text/picture correspondence
Table of contents, captions, index in nonfiction books
12 pages