Text Leveling System

I Am a Star

RDQ:	157	Max Word/Sent	12	Total Words	194		Diff Words	94
Lex	200	Ave Word/.Sent	6	Hi Freq occurs	97	50%	Hi freq	29	30.9%
AR	1.7	Long Sentences	0	Low Freq occurs	8	4.1%	Low freq	8	8.5%

I am a star.]]
You can't see me 
in the daytime.
There is too much light.]]
You can't see me 
on a cloudy night.
I hide behind clouds.]]
You can see stars
on a clear night.
Long ago, people
saw pictures in stars.]]
The pictures are
called constellations.]]
Some people saw bears.
Some people saw dippers.]]
I am the last star
in the Little Dipper's handle.
I am the North Star.
I am also called Polaris.]]
Wait a few months.
Look again.]]
All the stars have moved 
except me!
Can you still see me?]]
I stay in the North.
Sailors use me
to find their way.]]
The sun is a star.
It is the star nearest to you.
It gives you heat and light.]]
The moon is not a star.
It reflects the light 
of the sun.]]
To see stars better,
you need a telescope.]]
The study of stars 
is called astronomy.
People who study stars
are called astronomers.
They use BIG telescopes.]]
How many ways
can you make a star?]]
Some flags have stars.]]
Do you know a song
about a star?]]
When you wish upon a star, 
what do you wish for?]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Simple graphics, not necessary to text

Some phrases/refrains repeated

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Simple language

Sentences: Simple phrases

Text structure: Oral/Natural

Features

First Person

Topic

*Space

Wishes

Stars

Flags

Low Frequency Words

astronomers	astronomy	constellations	dipper's	dippers
polaris	reflects	sailors