Text Leveling System

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

RDQ:	82	Max Word/Sent	13	Total Words	179		Diff Words	45
Lex	120	Ave Word/.Sent	7	Hi Freq occurs	69	38.5%	Hi freq	16	35.6%
AR	1.2	Long Sentences	0	Low Freq occurs	0	0%	Low freq	0	0%

It was bedtime. So five little monkeys took a bath.]]
Five little monkeys put on their pajamas.]]
Five little monkeys brushed their teeth.]]
Then ...five little monkeys jumped on the bed!]]
One fell off and bumped his head.]]
The mama called the doctor. The doctor said]]
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"]]
So four little monkeys...]]
jumped on the bed.]]
One fell off and bumped his head.]]
The mama called the doctor. The doctor said]]
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"]]
So three little monkeys jumped on the bed.]]
One fell off and bumped her head.]]
The mama called the doctor. The doctor said]]
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"]]
So two little monkeys jumped on the bed.]]
One fell off and bumped his head]]
The mama called the doctor. The doctor said]]
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"]]
So one little monkey jumped on the bed.]]
She fell off and bumped her head.]]
The mama called the doctor. The doctor said ]]
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"]]
"Now I can go to bed!"]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Several repetitions of phrases or refrains

Dialog: Simple

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Simple phrases

Text structure: Blend of written/oral

Features

Retelling of story/fable/legend

Topic

Doctors

Accidents

Obedience

*Human Body & Health

*Feelings, Behaviors

Low Frequency Words