Students who are reading, writing, discussing, and interacting with a variety of learning materials in a variety of ways are more likely to become critical thinkers. They help students identify purposes for reading, formulate hypotheses, and test the accuracy of their hypotheses throughout the reading process. In addition, asking students to examine their own reading and learning processes creates the awareness necessary for critical reading. Post-reading activities that extend texts provide an opportunity for teachers to check for learning. Transforming ideas from reading into artwork, poetry, etc. is an evaluative, interpretive act that reveals the student's level of understanding.
Critical readers are active readers.
They question, confirm, and judge what they read throughout the reading process. Students engaged in such activities are likely to become critical thinkers and learners. Developing Critical Reading Skills through Comparative Problem Solving. Critical Thinking and Reading. Introduce Children to Problem Solving and Decision Making by Using Children's Literature.