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Barney is Best

RDQ:	231	Max Word/Sent	29	Total Words	346		Diff Words	161
Lex	490	Ave Word/.Sent	6	Hi Freq occurs	174	50.3%	Hi freq	63	39.1%
AR	2.0	Long Sentences	6	Low Freq occurs	3	0.9%	Low freq	3	1.9%

Tomorrow I have to go to the hospital. 
Dr. Johnson says they need to take out my tonsils. She says everything will be okay. But I'm still scared. Mama says "It's okay to feel scared. But you won't be alone. We'll be there. And you can take one of your stuffed animals too!" Papa says "Take Benito!" My brother Daniel says "Take Coco!" I think about it. Benito is soft and fluffy and has a shiny black nose. Coco's eyes really move and he smells brand new. I leave them both sitting on my bed in the morning. Every night they are waiting for me. Right where I left them. But Barney is best. I want to take Barney. "Not Barney" Mama says. "He's had too many spins in the washing machine. He has to wear a Band-Aid to keep his stuffing in." "But when we were camping last summer and I couldn't get to sleep Daniel let Barney stay in my sleeping bag. Remember? Barney was better than a pillow." "I remember" Mama says. Barney is best. "Not Barney" Papa says. "His eyes don't match and he smells like a worn-out shoe." "But when we went to the airport and I left my dinosaur book in the car and we couldn't go back Daniel let me carry Barney to the airplane. Remember? Barney has X-ray eyes. Even better than that machine he went through." "I remember" Papa says. Barney is best. "Not Barney" says Daniel. "He won't stay where you put him. He'll do somersaults on you pillow and flop off your bed." "But when you went to kindergarten and I cried 'cause I wanted to go too you said I could play with Barney. Remember? All morning Barney made me laugh with his tricks." "I remember" Daniel says. Barney is best. "And even when I was born you brought Barney out to meet me at the hospital. Remember?" "We remember!" "Better take Barney to the hospital" Daniel says. "He's been there before!" Don't worry Barney! Everything is going to be okay.]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Dialog: Multiple speakers

Dialog: Broken dialogue

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Multiple phrases

Text structure: Blend of written/oral

Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social

Features

First Person

Present Tense

Topic

Toys

Doctors

Hospitals

Health

*Human Body & Health

Low Frequency Words

kindergarten

somersaults

tonsils