Text Leveling System

Who Lives Here?

RDQ:	186	Max Word/Sent	12	Total Words	257		Diff Words	121
Lex	340	Ave Word/.Sent	3	Hi Freq occurs	115	44.7%	Hi freq	37	30.6%
AR	1.9	Long Sentences	0	Low Freq occurs	5	1.9%	Low freq	5	4.1%

Who lives here? 
He wags his tail and barks. Who lives her? A dog. Who lives here? They give milk and say "Moo." Who lives here? Cows. Who lives here? The biggest winter animals. They spout water into the air. Who lives here? Whales. Who lives here? They have dark rings on their tails. They look as if they are wearing masks. Who lives here? Raccoons. Who lives here? They have humps on their backs. They carry people and things and are called Ships of the Desert. Who lives here? Camels. Who lives here? It lives in a tunnel under the ground. It eats worms. Who lives here? A mole. Who lives here? They collect nectar from flowers and make honey. Who lives here? Bees. Who lives here? It carries its house with it wherever it goes. Who lives here? A turtle. Who lives here? They look like teddy bears. They never drink water. Who lives here? Koalas. Who lives here? Sometimes it pops out and skitters across the floor. Who lives here? A mouse. Who lives her? They are fat and have little curly tails. They say "Oink." Who lives here? Pigs. Who lives here? They hang upside down and sleep in the daytime. At night they fly around hunting for insects to eat. Who lives here? Bats. Who lives here? People ride on their backs. Sometimes they run in races. Who lives here? Horses. Who lives here? They lay eggs that you can eat. Some of them hatch fluffy yellow babies. Who lives here? Chickens?]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Several repetitions of phrases or refrains

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Simple language

Sentences: Simple phrases

Text structure: Oral/Natural

Features

Topic

*Animals

Habitat

Low Frequency Words

carries

koalas

nectar

skitters

spout