A FRESH APPROACH TO BUILDING INTEGRATED LITERACY SKILLS IN ELEMENTARY GRADES Struggling to get your students excited about reading? In The Thinking Reader, Ciera Harris provides actionable lesson plans and strategies to engage even the most reluctant readers. You can show students that reading isn't just another boring task for school, but ties into fundamental parts of our identities. From creating a classroom library, encouraging perseverance, and teaching critical thinking skills, you'll discover all you need to help emerging readers thrive and grow all schoolyear long! I highly recommend The Thinking Reader for any educator looking to inspire critical thinking and deep engagement in their students' reading. With a focus on building relationships and understanding each student's unique reading needs, it's an invaluable resource for creating a classroom culture that values both reading and reflective thinking. --Lance Schnaus, Principal, Arthur C. Newby Elementary This is a teacherly book, and I mean that in the most positive way! It is by a skilled teacher, designed to build teacher knowledge of the brain and metacognition and why they matter in daily literacy instruction. This book is practical and handy. You'll want it on your desk all the time! --Meredith Liben, Reading Done Right, author of Know Better Do Better: Comprehension and Know Better Do Better: Foundational Skills Practicing educators seeking to support and understand their students' development as engaged, metacognitive readers will benefit from the accessible explanations, insights, and pedagogical guidance shared in The Thinking Reader. --Jessica Hernandez Fletcher, PhD