Title - Ringneck Parakeets Author: Busecan, Erika Publisher: Unknown Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre From this book you will learn how to understand your parrot`s behavior to avoid situation of biting, how to understand your parrot`s body language, how to teach them to talk, Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 2396 5.6 960 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 91 Total # of Words 3174 # of Different Words 912 Ave Word/.Sent 20 Hi Freq occurs 2058 64.8% # of Hi freq words 267 29.3% % of Long Sentences 46.1 Low Freq occurs 370 11.7% # of Low freq words 264 28.9% Subjective Criteria Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Formal Headings Features Foreign words Present Tense Unusual use of vocabulary Topics *Animals Pets Birds Low Frequency Words abilities ability abnormal abyssinia acceptable accommodate accommodation adapted administer administered advantages advice affection affectionate agricultural albino albinos albumins allergies appreciated approximately arid aspects available average aviculturists bacterial behavioral behaviors biscuits borealis breeder broccoli calming camouflage capacity captivating captivity carbohydrates ceylon chamomile characteristics cinnamon circulation clarity colonies coloration communication companions companionship considerably consideration consist consumed cooperate crevices criteria cultivated cure currents curved dandelion decision dedicate delicate descendants destructive determined differ digestive dimorphic disease diseases domesticated ease effect encounter environment environmental environments escaping examinations exotic expectations extraordinary extremely facial feathering freshwater fulfill gender general generally germany gorgeous gradually grained grays greener greenish grey greys guide handmade hawaii healthy ideal il imitation imitators improperly incomplete increase indicate indochina instructions insure intelligence intelligent introduction islands isolated kale khaki kingdom krameri language lanka level lifespan lighter lutino macedonian maintain mandible manifest manillensis manipulate markings material matte maturity measures medication medium millet mimic molting moments moulting multiple mutation mutations mycotic nape nature naughty necessity nepal nigeria nostrils noticeable nutrition occur olive option original originates otherwise paired pakistan parakeets parvirostris patience pellets permanent personal personalities personality pied plumage positive potential previously privacy process produce produces prominent properly proteins provenience psittacidae psittaciformes psittacula pupil purchase purchasing quakers qualities quantity raptors react realise reality recognize recommend recommended regenerate reinforce reinforcement relationship religious represent reproducing responsibility resulting retention ringed ringnecks rivals royals sacred secretion senegal separate sexually similar situation situations sociable specie speech spinach sprouted sri stability subspecies substance sudan supplement supplemented survival talkers territory tolerate towards transport transportation treatments turquoise uncertain understanding undertones urban veggies verbal verde veterinary vietnam viral weakness whistling youngsters