Text Leveling System

Just Me and My Little Brother

RDQ:	244	Max Word/Sent	18	Total Words	252		Diff Words	117
Lex	500	Ave Word/.Sent	11	Hi Freq occurs	156	61.9%	Hi freq	37	31.6%
AR	2.1	Long Sentences	0	Low Freq occurs	3	1.2%	Low freq	3	2.6%

We will do everything together
just me and my little brother.
We will go to the orchard to pick apples
and I will help him climb up.]]
We will have bunk beds
and I will have the top
'cause I'm bigger.
We can play space wars.]]
We will be real tough
just me and my little brother.]]
The bully will run away
when we come around.]]
We will stay up late and watch
the spooky shows on TV
just me and my brother.]]
At birthday parties we will eat
the most ice cream and cake
just me and my little brother.]]
We can play cowboys and Indians
and I'll let him catch me.]]
On Halloween we can go
trick-or-treating together
just me and my little brother.]]
At Thanksgiving we will break
the wishbone and I will let him win.]]
In the winter we will build a snowman.]]
We will build a snow fort
and have snowball fights.
Just me and my little brother
will be on the same side.]]
On Christmas morning
we will share our presents.]]
At Easter time we will hunt eggs together
just me and my little brother.
And if he finds the most eggs
I won't mind.]]
I will teach my little brother
to ride his bicycle.
He will have to practice a while.]]
We will play all day
and never get tired.]]
There are so many
things we can do
just me and my little brother.]]
But first he'll have to
learn how to walk.]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Several repetitions of phrases or refrains

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Multiple phrases

Text structure: Difficult

Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social

Features

Twist ending

Topic

Babies

Love

Brothers

*Family & Friends

*Feelings, Behaviors

Low Frequency Words

easter

halloween

orchard