Text Leveling System

The Farm Alphabet Book

RDQ:	265	Max Word/Sent	19	Total Words	392		Diff Words	195
Lex	520	Ave Word/.Sent	8	Hi Freq occurs	163	41.6%	Hi freq	41	21%
AR	2.1	Long Sentences	0	Low Freq occurs	18	4.6%	Low freq	15	7.7%

A a
apple
Apples are
picked in
the late 
summer and
autumn,
when they are ripe.]]
B b
bull
A bull is a calf's father.
It is a large, strong animal.]]
C c 
calf
A calf is a young cow
or young bull.]]
D d
donkey
Donkeys
graze in
the fields
when they
are not
pulling carts.]]
E e
egg
Birds lay
eggs.
These eggs
were laid 
by a hen.]]
F f
foal
A foal is a young horse.
Its mother is a mare.
Its father is a stallion.]]
G g
goat
A young goat
is a kid.
Its mother is
a nanny goat.
Its father is
a billy goat.]]
H h
hen
A hen is the
mother of a chick.
The chick's 
father is 
a rooster.]]
I i
incubator
An incubator
keeps eggs
warm.
After 21 days
chicks
hatch out of the eggs.]]
J j
jam
Jam is made from fruit
boiled with sugar and water.]]
K k
kitten
A kitten is
a young cat.]]
L l
lamb
A lamb is a young sheep.
Its mother is a ewe.
Its father is a ram.]]
M m
mouse
A mouse sleeps during the day
and finds its food at night.]]
N n
nest
Nests are
built by birds.
Birds lay their
eggs in nests.
This is a 
coot's nest.]]
O o
orchard
Fruit trees
grow in
orchards.]]
P p
pig
This mother pig
is called a sow.
A father pig is a boar.
A young pig is a piglet.]]
Q q
quill
A quill is a
large feather.
It grows in
a bird's wing
or tail.
A quill can be
used as a pen.]]
R r
rabbit
Tame rabbits are kept as pets.
Wild rabbits live in burrows
under the ground.]]
S s
swan
A mother
swan teaches 
her cygnets
to swim
as soon 
as they are
hatched.]]
T t
tractor
Tractors pull machines
on the farm.]]
Uu
umbrella
Umbrellas keep people dry
when it rains.]]
V v
vegetable
Vegetables
are grown
on farms and
in gardens.]]
W w
web
Webs are
spun by 
spiders.
The webs catch 
insects for 
the spiders 
to eat.]]
X x 
X
X shows that 
sheep and lamb
belong to the farmer.]]
Y y
yolk
A yolk is the yellow part
of an egg.
Z z
Zippers open
and close
all kinds
of clothes
worn on 
the farm.]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues

Language: Simple language

Sentences: Simple phrases

Text structure: Oral/Natural

Features

Topic

Alphabet

Farms

Animals: Farm

*Language Arts

Low Frequency Words

boar	calf's	chick's	coot's	cygnets
hatched	incubator	orchard	orchards	piglet
sow	stallion	swan	uu	yolk