diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index db9aa56..3871664 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -79,10 +79,12 @@ guide the learner’s interaction with the component.
 
 **_showNumber** (boolean): When set to `true`, a numeric value appears on the marker described in **_showScaleIndicator**. The value indicates the slider's position on the scale. The default is `true`. Note that **_showScaleIndicator** must be set to `true` in order for this to work.  
 
-**_showScaleIndicator** (boolean): When set to `true`, a marker for the position of the slider along the scale is shown. If **_showNumber** is `true` this marker will contain a numeric value. If **_showNumber** is `false` a blank marker is shown.  
+**_showScaleIndicator** (boolean): Set to `true`, a marker for the position of the slider along the scale is shown. If **_showNumber** is `true` this marker will contain a numeric value. If **_showNumber** is `false` a blank marker is shown.  
 
 **_showScale** (boolean): When set to `false`, visual indications of the scale—range of numbers and short rules—are not displayed. The default is `true`.
 
+**_showScaleNumbers** (boolean): When set to `false`, numbers are not shown over the scale items. Useful if you have a scale with very many steps where displaying that many  numbers would make it look crowded or even unreadable. The default is `true`.
+
 **_feedback** (object): If the [**Tutor** extension](https://github.com/adaptlearning/adapt-contrib-tutor) is enabled, these various texts will be displayed depending on the submitted answer. **_feedback**
 contains values for three types of answers: **correct**, **_incorrect**, and **_partlyCorrect**. Some attributes are optional. If they are not supplied, the default that is noted below will be used.
 
diff --git a/example.json b/example.json
index a40a6c7..18aeac5 100644
--- a/example.json
+++ b/example.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "_showNumber": true,
     "_showScaleIndicator": true,
     "_showScale": true,
+    "_showScaleNumbers": true,
     "labelStart": "incomplete",
     "labelEnd": "complete",
     "_scaleStart": 1,