Text Leveling System

Drummer Hoff

RDQ:	234	Max Word/Sent	47	Total Words	173		Diff Words	29
Lex	490	Ave Word/.Sent	12	Hi Freq occurs	39	22.5%	Hi freq	3	10.3%
AR	2.0	Long Sentences	35.7	Low Freq occurs	38	22%	Low freq	9	31%

Drummer Hoff fired it off. ]]
Private Parriage 
brought the carriage ]]
but Drummer Hoff fired it off. ]]
Corporal Farrell 
brought the barrel. ]]
Corporal Farrell 
brought the barrel 
Private Parriage 
brought the carriage 
but Drummer Hoff 
fired it off. ]]
Sergeant Chowder 
brought the powder. ]]
Sergeant Chowder 
brought the powder 
Corporal Farrell 
brought the barrel 
Private Parriage 
brought the carriage 
but Drummer Hoff 
fired it off. ]]
Captain Bammer 
brought the rammer. ]]
Captain Bammer 
brought the rammer 
Sergeant Chowder 
brought the powder 
Corporal Farrell 
brought the barrel 
Private Parriage 
brought the carriage 
but Drummer Hoff fired it off. ]]
Major Scott 
brought the shot. ]]
Major Scott brought the shot 
Captain Bammer 
brought the rammer 
Sergeant Chowder 
brought the powder 
Corporal Farrell 
brought the barrel 
Private Parriage 
brought the carriage 
but Drummer Hoff fired it off. ]]
General Border 
gave the order. ]]
General Border 
gave the order  
Major Scott 
brought the shot
 Captain Bammer 
brought the rammer 
Sergeant Chowder
brought the powder 
Corporal Farrell 
brought the barrel 
Private Parriage 
brought the carriage 
but Drummer Hoff fired it off. ]]
Fire! ]]
Kahbloom!

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Repeated patterns in cumulative form

Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues

Language: Simple language

Sentences: Some Long/Complex

Text structure: Oral/Natural

Concept: Fanciful

Features

Topic

Preparation

Soldiers

Weapons

*Careers

Names

Occupations

Low Frequency Words

bammer	carriage	corporal	general	major
parriage	private	rammer	sergeant