Text Leveling System

Clever Rabbit and the Wolves

RDQ:	128	Max Word/Sent	15	Total Words	192		Diff Words	84
Lex	170	Ave Word/.Sent	4	Hi Freq occurs	71	37%	Hi freq	32	38.1%
AR	1.5	Long Sentences	0	Low Freq occurs	5	2.6%	Low freq	1	1.2%

Clever rabbit was trapped. He was in the middle of a ring of wolves.]]
 Dinner. Said big wolf.]]
Wait. Said clever rabbit. Don't you want to see my dance?]]
No. Said big wolf. I want to eat you.]]
I want to see your dance, said little wolf.]]
Clever rabbit tapped his foot.]]
He sang.]]
Stop your foot on the word la. Copy me.]]
La, la, la.]]
All the wolves stomped their feet.]]
This is fun, they said. Show us more.]]
La La la tum tum tum. Sang clever rabbit.]]
Turn around on the word Tum.]]
This is easy, said big wolf.]]
 Oh yes? Said clever rabbit. try it faster.]]
La La la tum tum tum. Sang clever rabbit. He sang it faster and faster.]]
The wolves stomped their feet. They turned around and around.]]
I'm dizzy, said little wolf.]]
Clever rabbit danced into the long grass.]]
Keep dancing, he called
La La la tum tum tum.
La La la tum tum tum.]]
One by one, the wolves fell to the ground.]]
Where's that rabbit? Asked big wolf.]]
But clever rabbit was far away and the wolves were too dizzy to chase him.]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Speech Bubbles

Dialog: Simple

Vocabulary: Easy

Language: Simple language

Sentences: Simple phrases

Text structure: Blend of written/oral

Features

Topic

Dance/Dancing

Foxes

Tricking

*Animals

Low Frequency Words