Text Leveling System

Animals, Animals

RDQ:	254	Max Word/Sent	16	Total Words	256		Diff Words	148
Lex	510	Ave Word/.Sent	8	Hi Freq occurs	115	44.9%	Hi freq	37	25%
AR	2.1	Long Sentences	3.1	Low Freq occurs	12	4.7%	Low freq	11	7.4%

The elk is in the deer family. 
Male elk have large antlers. 
Elk are excellent swimmers and can run very fast.]]
Giraffes are very tall with long necks.
Giraffes have spots all over their bodies and short horns on their heads.
Giraffes live in savannas and open woodlands.]]
Elephants are the largest land animals alive today. 
Elephants have long trunks and ivory tusks.
They live in grasslands and forests.]]
Snow leopards live on cold mountains.
They have thick fur to stay warm. 
They hunt wild goats, sheep, and other animals.]]
This camel has a long winter coat. 
When it is well fed, its humps stand up. 
The humps fall to one side if the camel has not eaten.
Camels live in both hot and cold deserts.]]
The fox is in the dog family. 
It lives in a burrow.
Foxes eat small animals, insects, fruit, and eggs.
Unlike dogs, foxes like to hunt alone.]]
The Zebra is in the horse family.
Zebras have white and black stripes and live in grasslands.
Their manes stand straight up on their necks.]]
The great gray kangaroo carries its babies in its pouch.
It uses its strong back legs to hop.
Kangaroos eat grass and other plants.]]
The hippopotamus spends most of its time in water. 
It has no hair and eats grass and water plants. 
Its eyes and nostrils stick out so that it can see and breathe when under water.]]
Polar bears live in cold places. 
They have thick fur.
They eat seals, walruses, small mammals, birds, and fish.]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues

Language: Many descriptive words

Sentences: Simple phrases

Text structure: Oral/Natural

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*Animals

Low Frequency Words

burrow	carries	excellent	grasslands	ivory
leopards	manes	nostrils	pouch	savannas
walruses