This is the level at which the teacher stretches the student in his thinking and reading. The independent level, on the other hand, is the level at which the child can read easily and with pleasure. Reading scores generally refer to instructional levels.
Snow leopards have long, thick fur, and their base color varies from smoky gray to yellowish tan, with whitish underparts. They have dark grey to black open rosettes on their bodies, with small spots of the same color on their heads and larger spots on their legs and tails.
Updated January 22, 2016. The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is a large species of cat that inhabits the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia, including the Hindu Kush, Altai Mountains, and the Himalayas. The snow leopard is well adapted to the cold temperatures that are found in its high-altitude habitat.