Text Leveling System

In The Forest

RDQ:	227	Max Word/Sent	28	Total Words	563		Diff Words	216
Lex	490	Ave Word/.Sent	8	Hi Freq occurs	390	69.3%	Hi freq	94	43.5%
AR	2.0	Long Sentences	6.2	Low Freq occurs	8	1.4%	Low freq	8	3.7%

I had a new horn and a paper hat 
And I went for a walk in the forest. A big wild lion was taking a nap But he woke up when he heard my horn. "Where are you going?" he said to me. "May I go too if I comb my hair?" So he combed his hair and he came too When I went for a walk in the forest. Two elephant babies were taking a bath But they stopped their splashing when they saw me. "Wait for us" they said as they dried their ears. One put on his sweater. One put on some shoes. And the elephant babies came too When I went for a walk in the forest. Two big brown bears sat under a tree. They were counting their peanuts and eating jam. "Wait a minute" they called. "We want to go too!" So they picked up their peanuts and a spoon for the jam And the big brown bears came too When I went for a walk in the forest. A mother and father kangaroo were teaching their baby how to hop. "We'll bring our drums" the mother said. "And our baby is no bother at all. I carry him in my pocket." So the baby climbed into his mother's pouch  And the kangaroos came too When I went for a walk in the forest. An old gray stork was sitting down beside a pool of water. He sat so still that I had to go near to see if he was real. The stork stood up and looked at me. He did not say one word. But when I went back to my animals that funny bird came too. Two little monkeys high up in the trees Stopped playing and shouted when they saw me. "A parade! A parade! We like a parade!" So they got their best suits from a hole in a tree And the two little monkeys came too When I went for a walk in the forest. I spied a rabbit behind a tall weed. "Don't be afraid" I called to him. "If you want to go too You can walk with me." So the rabbit came too. I blew my horn. The lion roared. The elephants trumpeted through their trunks. The big bears growled. The kangaroos drummed. The stork clapped his bill. The monkeys shouted and clapped their hands. But the rabbit made no noise at all - when I went for a walk in the forest. We came to a place made for picnics and games So we stopped and ate peanuts and jam - and some ice cream and cake that were there. We played Drop-the-Handkerchief once all around And London-Bridge-Is-Falling-Down. Then I was It for Hide-and-Seek and everyone hid - except the rabbit. He just stood still. "Coming!" I called. Then I opened my eyes. There wasn't an animal there at all. But there was Dad. He was hunting for me. "Whom were you talking to?" he said. "To my animals. They are hiding you see." "But it's late" Dad said. "And we must go home. Perhaps they will wait till another day." So I called to them as I rode away. "Good-by!" I said. "Don't go away! I'll hunt for you another day When I come for a walk in the forest."]]

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

Concept: Fanciful

Features

Character traits

Simple Plot

Topic

Trees

Field Trips

*Animals

Friendship

*Music

Low Frequency Words

comb	combed	handkerchief	pouch	spied
suits	sweater	trumpeted