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Take Your Pet to the Vet

RDQ:	201	Max Word/Sent	9	Total Words	353		Diff Words	141
Lex	460	Ave Word/.Sent	5	Hi Freq occurs	153	43.3%	Hi freq	54	38.3%
AR	2.0	Long Sentences	0	Low Freq occurs	10	2.8%	Low freq	5	3.5%

Doc is bringing home a new pet today. She will be here soon. The toys can't wait to meet the new pet.]]
Duck and Chilly are home from school. They have a cute hamster.]]
Meet my good friend, Chilly says. Her name is coleslaw.]]
Doc puts the cage down. The toys say hi to coleslaw.]]
Coleslaw loves to run on her wheel. She runs around and around.]]
Doc takes coleslaw out of her cage. She puts coleslaw into her hamster ball.]]
Call Sarah loves to run and play. Look at her go!]]
Coleslaw has had a long day. It is time for bed.]]
Chilly Wants to sleep next to his friend. Goodnight, coleslaw, Chilly says.]]
Chilly wakes Up the next day. He wants to play with coleslaw.]]
But coleslaw does not want to run or play. Is coleslaw OK?]]
 Rushes to doc’s clinic. Doc, you have to help. It he says.]]
Duck wants to help. But coleslaw needs a doctor for pets. She needs a vet.]]
Mom and doc take coleslaw to the vet. There are lots of pets here today.]]
They wait for their turn to see the vet. Chilly Hopes coleslaw will be okay.]]
Soon the vet is ready to see coleslaw. The vet's name is dr Reese. Dr Reese checks coleslaw's heartbeat. She checks coleslaw's eyes and ears.]]
Ti choo! coleslaw sneezes. Dr Reese has a diagnosis.]]
Coleslaw has a cold.]]
Chilly feels bad. I am a snowman. I am cold, he says. I gave coleslaw a cold. Don't worry , Chilly, says doc. You are not a real snowman. Chilly Feels better.]]
Dr Reese says coleslaw will be better soon. She just needs to rest. That's great. Says doc.]]
Later that night, doc checks on her pet.]]
I gave coleslaw food and water, says Chilly. I hope she will be okay.]]
Coleslaw just needs to rest, says doc. And so do we.]]
Goodnight, coleslaw. Says Chilly. Feel better soon.]]
Chilly Wakes up the next morning. Coleslaw is all better.]]
Coleslaw wants to run and play. Look at her go.]]
Coleslaw is one happy hamster. And Chilly is one happy snowman .]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Little support

Dialog: Two speakers

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Simple phrases

Text structure: Blend of written/oral

Features

Simple problem/solution

Present Tense

Topic

Caring/Hugs

Health

*Human Body & Health

Pets

Low Frequency Words

clinic

coleslaw

coleslaw's

diagnosis

heartbeat