Text Leveling System

Zip Pop Hop and other fun words to say

RDQ:	261	Max Word/Sent	11	Total Words	199		Diff Words	123
Lex	520	Ave Word/.Sent	5	Hi Freq occurs	50	25.1%	Hi freq	28	22.8%
AR	2.1	Long Sentences	0	Low Freq occurs	8	4%	Low freq	7	5.7%

Elmo likes fun words.  Would you like to say
Some fun words with Elmo?
Say zipper.  Now stretch it out:
Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-ZIPPER.
Words with z's make your mouth feel fizzy.]]
Look!  Here are four more fun words:
Pickle!  Pizza!  Pumpkin!  Popcorn!
POP-POP-POP-POPCORN!]]
Watch Elmo play hopscotch.  HOP HOP HOP!]]
Slimey can't hop.  He wiggles.
Do you think worms play wigglescotch?]]
Elmo is getting a fur cut.  SNIP SNIP CLIP CLIP.]]
Zoe can roar like a lion.  R-R-R-R-R-ROAR!
Elmo can growl like a bear.  GR-R-R-R-OWL!]]
Listen to the bee buzz Zoe!
Buzz-z-z-z-z.]]
Thump thump thump is the sound
of a bouncing ball.]]
SPLISH SPLASH.
Soon Elmo will be squeaky clean.]]
The water swirls down the drain.
GURGLE GURGLE GLUG GLUG!]]
Elmo's favorite pajamas have squiggly lines.]]
At bedtime Elmo's daddy sings a song.
Sometimes Elmo hums along.
Hmm-mmm-mmm-mmm]]
Elmo's blanket is warm and snuggly.
The clock goes TICK-TOCK TICK-TOCK.]]
RAT-A-TAT RAT-A-TAT.
The rain beats against the windowpane.
WOO-OO-OO-OO.
The wind rushes through the trees.]]
Nighty-night sleep tight!]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Simple phrases

Text structure: Oral/Natural

Concept: Fanciful

Features

Onomatopoeia

Unusual use of vocabulary

Topic

Sound/Sounds

Words

*Fictional Ideas/Charac

*Language Arts

Low Frequency Words

gurgle	hopscotch	slimey	squiggly	swirls
wigglescotch	windowpane