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The Thinking Reader

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The Thinking Reader focuses on equipping teachers to develop students into independent, reflective, and resilient thinkers.
Engaging students who struggle to see themselves as readers.
Creating a classroom culture that prioritizes critical thinking over memorization.
Moving beyond rote learning to foster true comprehension.
Ciera Harris lays out a five-step framework to guide educators in building Thinking Readers:

Transform Your Teaching
With its blend of research-based insights and practical lessons,The Thinking Reader empowers educators to:
- Teach students how to think critically and independently.
- Use metacognitive strategies to deepen comprehension.
- Foster a love of reading that lasts a lifetime.
Whether you’re a new teacher or a seasoned veteran, this book offers fresh ideas and proven strategies to help you navigate the complexities of modern classrooms and make a lasting impact on your students.

Be Part of the Solution
What You’ll Discover in The Thinking Reader
The Thinking Reader offers a transformative approach to literacy, guiding you through the essential strategies to help students think deeply and engage critically with texts. Each chapter is packed with actionable insights and practical tools to elevate your teaching and inspire your students.
Here’s what you’ll dive into:
What Reading Really Is
Redefine reading as a thinking process. Learn how to move beyond decoding and fluency to help students actively engage and connect with texts on a deeper level.
Schema: The Power of Perspective
Discover how students’ background knowledge shapes their comprehension and learn strategies to activate and build schema for richer understanding.
Curiosity: The Motivation Maximizer
Explore how curiosity fuels engagement and uncover ways to ignite students' natural desire to read and learn.
Metacognition: Inquiry and Independence
Teach students to think about their thinking, equipping them with tools to monitor their comprehension and become independent readers.
Fostering Critical Thinking
Transform your classroom into a space where students analyze, infer, and evaluate texts, building the skills they need for lifelong success.
Building Persistence and Resilience
Help students develop the grit to tackle challenging texts, embrace mistakes, and persist in their reading journey.
Every chapter combines research-backed insights with real-world applications to ensure you can implement these strategies immediately in your classroom.
Are you ready to go beyond teaching literacy and start building thinkers? The Thinking Reader is your guide to creating a generation of readers who think, connect, and grow.
30 Free Lessons to Transform Your Teaching
With The Thinking Reader, you won’t just read about transformative strategies—you’ll get the tools to put them into action. Included in the book are 30 FREE lessons, each paired with downloadable lesson plans and materials.
These lessons are designed to align with the insights from each chapter, providing:

Ready-to-Use Plans
Implement strategies in your classroom immediately with step-by-step guidance.

Customizable Materials
Adapt the resources to meet the unique needs of your students.

Engaging Activities
Foster critical thinking, metacognition, and comprehension through hands-on learning.
Whether you’re building schema, encouraging metacognitive thinking, or fostering persistence, these lessons offer everything you need to turn ideas into impact.
With these resources, you’ll be equipped to inspire Thinking Readers and make every lesson count. Get started today with The Thinking Reader!
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Enhance Your Journey with a Free Workbook
Take your learning further with the free companion workbook designed to help you implement the strategies from The Thinking Reader. Packed with guided reflections, lesson planning tools, and practical activities, this workbook ensures you get the most out of the book.
Benefits for Teachers
- Practical Strategies – Gain actionable tools to teach critical thinking, metacognition, and resilience in reading.
- Confidence in Instruction – Feel prepared with research-backed methods and ready-to-use lesson plans tailored for immediate impact.
- Aligned with Science of Reading – Integrate cutting-edge insights into how students learn and process texts.
- Time-Saving Resources – Utilize 30 free downloadable lesson plans and materials, saving time while delivering high-quality instruction.
- Support for All Students – Learn how to reach every learner, from reluctant readers to advanced thinkers, by fostering a love for reading.


Benefits for Students
- Critical Thinking Skills – Develop the ability to analyze, infer, and engage deeply with texts, preparing them for lifelong learning.
- Metacognitive Awareness – Empower students to think about their thinking, improving comprehension and confidence.
- Resilience and Persistence – Teach students to embrace challenges and persevere through complex texts.
- Love for Reading – Inspire a genuine passion for reading with engaging, hands-on lessons that make literacy enjoyable and meaningful.
- A Thinking Reader Mindset – Help students see themselves as capable readers who actively connect with what they read and grow with every book.
With benefits for both educators and students, The Thinking Reader provides everything you need to transform your classroom into a place where critical thinking and comprehension thrive.
Frequently Asked Questions About The Thinking Reader
The Thinking Reader is for teachers who want to move beyond traditional literacy instruction and empower their students to become critical thinkers. Whether you’re an elementary teacher, a literacy coach, or a school leader, this book provides actionable strategies and resources to enhance reading comprehension and engagement in your classroom.
Absolutely! The Thinking Reader combines research-backed insights with practical tools, including 30 free, ready-to-use lessons and downloadable resources. It’s designed to save you time while transforming your approach to teaching literacy. Teachers who’ve implemented these strategies have seen remarkable growth in their students’ confidence and critical thinking skills.
The book equips you with strategies to foster metacognition, resilience, and critical thinking in your students. They’ll learn to engage deeply with texts, connect ideas, and see themselves as capable, confident readers—essential skills for lifelong success.
Yes! The Thinking Reader incorporates key principles from the Science of Reading while also addressing often overlooked elements like schema, metacognition, and student mindset. It bridges the gap between foundational skills and higher-order thinking.
Unlike many resources that focus solely on intervention or fluency, The Thinking Reader prioritizes developing students into independent, reflective thinkers. It provides a comprehensive framework that integrates cognitive science, practical strategies, and actionable lessons to build Thinking Readers.
The book includes 30 downloadable lesson plans and materials that directly connect to each chapter. These lessons are designed to be easy to implement, adaptable to different grade levels, and focused on fostering critical thinking and comprehension in your classroom.
Yes! The strategies in The Thinking Reader are designed to meet students where they are, providing tools to build confidence and support growth, regardless of their current skill level.
The Thinking Reader is ideal for Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) or team book studies. The included lesson plans and chapter-aligned strategies make it easy for teams to collaborate, discuss, and implement these practices collectively, driving meaningful change across classrooms.