Text Leveling System

One, Two, Three, Four

RDQ:	152	Max Word/Sent	18	Total Words	201		Diff Words	54
Lex	190	Ave Word/.Sent	14	Hi Freq occurs	99	49.3%	Hi freq	10	18.5%
AR	1.6	Long Sentences	0	Low Freq occurs	5	2.5%	Low freq	5	9.3%

In the first month of the year 
I found 1 brown pony and he followed me home. 
In the second month of the year I found 2 white kittens and they followed me home. 
In the third month of the year I found 3 blue jays and they followed me home. 
In the fourth month of the year I found 4 speckled chickens and they followed me home. 
In the fifth month of the year I found 5 brown squirrels and they followed me home. 
In the sixth month of the year I found 6 spotted puppies and they followed me home. 
In the seventh month of the year I found 7 green frogs and they followed me home. 
In the eighth month of the year I found 8 white rabbits and they followed me home. 
In the ninth month of the year I found 9 white ducks and they followed me home. 
In the tenth month of the year I found 10 pink lizards and they followed me home. 
In the eleventh month of the year I found 11 fat turkeys and they followed me home. 
In the twelfth month of the year I found 12 striped chipmunks and they followed me home. 
Then Father and Mother said "Please! No more pets!"]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Opening and closing text varies

1 pattern excl open/close

2-3 Word changes in a pattern

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Many descriptive words

Sentences: Simple phrases

Text structure: Oral/Natural

Concept: Fanciful

Features

First Person

Topic

Months

*Animals

Pets

Low Frequency Words

ninth

seventh

speckled

turkeys

twelfth