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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Apr 4.
Published in final edited form as: J Res Read. 2005 Aug;28(3):332–349. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2005.00273.x

Appendix.

loġMAR List 1 List 2 List 3
 1.0 The three elephants in the circus walked around very slowly The two friends did not know what time the play would start
 0.9 An old man took a picture of my sister and her little puppy She wanted to show us the new toys she got for her birthday
 0.8 Ten different kinds of flowers grow by the side of the road The father gave his children some fruit for lunch every day We could not guess what was inside the big box on the table
 0.7 Please do not make noise while they are reading their books The snow fell softly this morning before our family woke up The mother told her son that she wanted him to go to school
 0.6 Many people came to help us clean the place after the party The teacher wanted the children to learn how to draw a boat Put your first name on this paper if you will help tomorrow
 0.5 We like to listen to music when we are eating our breakfast She gave a glass of water to her mother before going to bed We sometimes take long walks together if it is warm outside
 0.4 My brother was not feeling very well so he did not go today Everyone wanted to go outside when the rain finally stopped He could see a bird outside if he looked through his window
 0.3 They were not able to finish playing the game before dinner Three of my friends had never been to a circus before today Three of my closest friends are going to visit him tomorrow
 0.2 My grandfather has a large garden with fruit and vegetables My mother loves to hear the young girls sing in the morning My father takes me to school every day in his big green car
 0.1 The young boy held his hand high to ask questions in school I do not understand why we must leave so early for the play My father asked me to help the two men carry the box inside
 0.0 It is more than four hundred miles from my home to the city They would love to see you during your visit here this week He told a long story about ducks before his son went to bed
−0.1 The teacher showed the children how to draw pretty pictures The old man caught a fish here when he went out in his boat My brother wanted a glass of milk with his cake after lunch
−0.2 There are two dogs and three cats in the park near my house Our mother tells us that we should wear heavy coats outside Our father wants us to wash the clothes before he gets back