Text Leveling System

Dangerous

RDQ:	311	Max Word/Sent	21	Total Words	289		Diff Words	157
Lex	550	Ave Word/.Sent	5	Hi Freq occurs	132	45.7%	Hi freq	54	34.4%
AR	2.2	Long Sentences	2	Low Freq occurs	22	7.6%	Low freq	18	11.5%

Mole loved labeling things. All sorts of things. Anything really. Naming things was what Mole liked best.]]
One day, Mole found something unusual on the path. "What is this strange thing?" he wondered.]]
He poked it gently. Then he stuck a label on it.  And another.]]
And then a few more. But he still didn't know what it was.]]
Suddenly.]]
the enormous lumpy bumpy thing gave a big stretch and yawned a terrifying ]]
Yawn! Don't eat me! squealed Mole as he dived for cover.]]
But the lumpy bumpy thing just rolled over and went back to sleep.]]
Mole peered out from the bushes. That thing looks dangerous! he whispered.
Somebody might get hurt. He scribbled out another label. Then he crept oh so carefully over to the sleeping beast.]]
But Mole wasn't quiet enough. Mole wasn't quick enough.]]
The lumpy bumpy thing licked its long scaly lips, flashed its snippy snappy teeth, and ]]
gobbled up all the labels! Yum! Yum! Yum! Stop that! cried Mole. You can't eat them.]]
And he stomped off in a huff!]]
But wherever Mole went, the lumpy bumpy thing went too.]]
It wanted to play  No thank you!
Boo
It thought Mole was wonderful. Go Away.]]
Mole did not feel the same way at all. And the lumpy bumpy thing was still gobbling labels.]]
Burp! That does it, yelled Mole. You're a slurpy burpy lumpy bumpy greedy naughty thing!"]]
The lumpy bumpy thing sniffled quietly. A great big tear rolled down its cheek. and another and then a few more.
Mole squirmed and looked at the ground.]]
The lumpy bumpy thing stuck a label to its tummy. I'm sorry too, said Mole.
Then he scribbled down a brand new word on his label.]]
Friend.]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Little support

Dialog: Simple

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Many descriptive words

Sentences: Simple phrases

Text structure: Blend of written/oral

Features

Character development

Words presented in isolation

Topic

Signs

Words

Friendship

*Feelings, Behaviors

Low Frequency Words

burp	burpy	gobbled	gobbling	label
labeling	labels	naughty	peered	scaly
slurpy	sniffled	snippy	squealed	squirmed
terrifying	yawn	yawned