| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| The snow falls all night. Everything is white. And everyone wants to play. You can play, too! Come and join the squirrel, the rabbit, the cat, the dog, and all the children. You don't even need your snowsuit! |
Entertain |
Concept |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 110 |
1.4 |
160 |
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| RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words |
Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels |
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| Sentences |
Total Words |
Different Words |
| Max Word/Sent |
15 |
Total # of Words |
130 |
# of Different Words |
65 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
5 |
Hi Freq occurs |
45 |
34.6% |
# of Hi freq words |
13 |
20% |
| % of Long Sentences |
0 |
Low Freq occurs |
3 |
2.3% |
# of Low freq words |
1 |
1.5% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Moderate support |
| Opening and closing text varies |
| Several repetitions of phrases or refrains |
| Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Simple phrases |
| Text structure: Blend of written/oral |
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| Features |
| Simple problem/solution |
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| Topics |
| *Weather |
| Snow |
| *Animals |
| Play/Playing |
| *Entertainment & Fun |
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