Title information: People have said "Happy birthday" in lots of different ways over time. Find out more in Birthday Messages. Oxford Level: 4 Stage of the reader: Early Reading Level: 7 Genre: Non-fiction Theme: Australian Stories This ISBN includes: 6 copies of Birthday Messages and a Comprehension Coaching Card for teachers.Series information: This guided reading text is part of the Oxford Reading for Comprehension series, which offers a systematic approach to the explicit teaching of comprehension strategies for Years F-3. The meticulously levelled full-colour fiction and non-fiction guided reading texts feature captivating characters and stories designed to appeal to young Australian readers. Each guided reading text includes parent notes on the inside front cover to help parents support the development of their child's reading and comprehension skills at home. Teacher resources include best-fit levelling correlations, a printed Teacher Handbook, Comprehension Coaching Cards and Comprehension Activity Sheet. An online after-reading quiz for each book is available on Oxford Reading Buddy.Oxford Reading for Comprehension integrates with Oxford's Primary literacy resources, including the latest Oxford Wordlist, Early Years Dictionaries and Oxford Handwriting workbooks. Visit www.oup.com.au/readingforcomprehension for more information about this series. To learn more about the latest Oxford Wordlist and create your own for use in your classroom, visit www.oxfordwordlist.com