Text Leveling System

The Perfect Pet

RDQ:	206	Max Word/Sent	12	Total Words	252		Diff Words	152
Lex	470	Ave Word/.Sent	5	Hi Freq occurs	111	44%	Hi freq	52	34.2%
AR	2.0	Long Sentences	0	Low Freq occurs	3	1.2%	Low freq	3	2%

Nell doesn't care for shopping. Dad. Are we finished yet? She sees a store that looks more fun.]]
Can I go in and pick a pet?]]
Here's Tess and Ted. They’re glad to help, with pets both small and big. A dog is a lot of fun.]]
A pup can beg and dig.]]
Dad's not sure. Dogs make a mess. And who would clean it up? Nell begs and pleads, but dad won't budge.]]
No, Nell, not a pup.]]
Well, how about a snake? Says Ted. Sid’s very friendly, miss. Sid ties himself around dad's neck.]]
Pat him. Let him hiss.]]
A parrot snatches at dad's cap, and perches on a rack. No need to worry, Sir, says Tess.]]
Ted can get it back.]]
Dad helps Ted chase the parrot. They just can't jump high enough. Ted tries to catch it in a net.]]
Dad and Ted huff and puff.]]
Nell sees a bat hanging upside down. It looks so very still, dad thinks there's something wrong with it.]]
Tess, tell us, is it ill?]]
Only sleeping, Sir, says Tess. Bats do a lot of that. I think he's really cute, says Nell.]]
Dad, can I get a bat?]]
Neil counts out all her money, but that's not enough, says Tess. Then Ted finds something cheaper. Look.]]
A bug on a log is less.]]
Is this the pet you want? Asks dad. Nell nods and smiles, you bet. That was the greatest shopping trip.]]
I had fun and I got a pet.]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Dialog: Two speakers

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Multiple phrases

Text structure: Blend of written/oral

Features

Topic

Shopping

*Animals

Pets

Low Frequency Words

perches

pleads

snatches