... toward critical reading; (2) exploring the problems that students encounter in studying and applying critical reading; (3) offering suitable teaching strategies in developing critical reading skills ... thinking and critical reading and different aspects of teaching critical reading. 1. An overview of critical thinking 1.1. The definition of critical thinkingTerminologically, critical thinking has ... following reading skills for the students including getting the gist of a topic, drawing key concepts out of a reading, practicing reading strategies, learning how to use some clues for understanding....