Focusing on thinking skills, this guide, developed by the educators at the Emily Griffith Opportunity School, is designed to help employees to understand more and understand better what they read and to solve problems based on that understanding. The guide is designed for approximately 15-20 hours of instruction for low- to midlevel readers. It is organized in three parts. Part I offers strategies for solving common reading problems as well as strategies for forming good reading habits. Part II contains short activities for employees to practice their reading and thinking skills (with an answer key). Part III contains an alphabetical list of vocabulary words, a list of resources, and a practice page for readers to make notes or comments on the guide. Each lesson consists of the following key areas: topic, background, objective, facilitator instructions, materials, student activity, critical thinking discussion, more practice, and vocabulary. Contains 11 references. (KC)