APPENDIX C14
GRADE LEVEL ANALYSIS OF TARGET VOCABULARY RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM WHAT'S THE
SECRET? (Indirect-approach Group)
|
Target Word |
Dale List of 3,000 Familiar Words (Chall & Dale, 1995) |
Ginn Word Book for Teachers Grade Level (Johnson, Moe, & Baumann, 1983) |
Living Word Book Grade Level (Dale & O’Rourke, 1981) |
|
brain |
x |
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|
hive |
x |
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|
sting |
x |
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|
fraction |
3 |
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vibration |
|||
|
African bee |
3 (bee) |
4 (African) |
|
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beekeeper |
4 |
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honeycomb |
4 |
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hummingbird |
4 |
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pulse |
4 |
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medium |
4 |
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queen bee |
4 |
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|
stinger |
4 |
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|
angle |
6 |
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|
denominator |
6 |
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Doppler |
6 |
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hibernate |
6 |
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nectar |
6 |
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supersonic |
6 |
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transplant |
6 |
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organism |
8 |
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plasma |
8 |
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frequency |
10 |
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numerator |
10 |
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stethoscope |
10 |
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amplitude |
12 |
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electrocardiogram (EKG) |
12 |
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systolic |
12 |
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torpor |
12 |
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ventricle |
12 |
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diastolic |
13 |
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aardvark |
16 |
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|
nocturnal |
16 |
Words not listed in sources cited above: atrium, oscilloscope, and ultrasound.