Text Leveling System

Snow Day

RDQ:	247	Max Word/Sent	22	Total Words	400		Diff Words	206
Lex	510	Ave Word/.Sent	5	Hi Freq occurs	209	52.3%	Hi freq	67	32.5%
AR	2.1	Long Sentences	1.4	Low Freq occurs	8	2%	Low freq	7	3.4%

Did you hear that? Did the weatherman just say what I thought he did? Did he say snow? Oh please, let it snow. Lots and lots of snow.]]
Look at the sky. I can feel it in the air. We're getting snow tonight for sure. Just imagine so much snow, even the buses can't go. No so much snow even the teachers can't go.]]
Yes. A snow day. You know what that means? No alarm clock ringing. No one saying, time to get up. No one shouting, hurry or you'll be late. No school.]]
I can't wait. Tomorrow we'll have a PJ day. We'll pile on the sofa and snuggle under that old blue blanket. We'll sip hot chocolate from giant snowman mugs. We'll stay inside, warm and cozy, while the snow drifts down in soft white heaps.]]
Look out the window. It's spitting snow. I hope it snows a foot deep. I hope the snow piles up to the top of the steps. I hope there's so much snow we can't even open the door. No school for sure.]]
I need a snow day a day to play outside, a day to read my new book, a day to watch TV.]]
Did you hear that? The weatherman said it's getting colder. Maybe we'll get TWO snow days.]]
Whoa, look at that sky. Snow is falling like a bazillion goose feathers. Yippie. Wonderful, amazing, we can't go snow.]]
Where’d we put the sleds? Come on, help me bring them up. We'll go sledding in Mrs. cope’s field. The sleds will shoot down that hill.]]
I know. I know. We should go to bed. Tomorrow's a big snow day. Goodnight, everyone. Sleep tight, everyone. We're building a snowman tomorrow.]]
Say, what's that noise? Is it morning already? Do I hear kids on the street? We've got to get out there and build our Fort. Open the curtain see what's going on. Look at all those kids bundled in coats and hats and mittens and boots and book bags?]]
What happened to all that snow? Yikes. We have to hurry. There's no time to waste. Brush your teeth. Wash your face. Comb your hair. Throw on your clothes. We've gotta go.]]
Wait. I forgot my books. wait. Where are the keys?]]
Zoom zip scoot. Pile in the car. I can't be late.]]
I'm the teacher.]]
Draft. I really needed a snow day.]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Little support

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Simple phrases

Text structure: Oral/Natural

Features

First Person

Present Tense

Topic

*Weather

Preparation

Snow

School

Low Frequency Words

bazillion	comb	curtain	gotta	sledding
weatherman	where’d