This research-innovation project aims at developing cognitive processes explicitly through the reading of short stories. It is based on reading strategies and Bloom’s cognitive domain (1981) which was applied in the English classes we had with sixth graders at IPARM (Instituto Pedagogico Arturo Ramirez Montufar) School at Universidad Nacional de Colombia, in Bogota. The six categories (knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation) of Bloom’s cognitive domain were worked with reading activities. In order to develop our students’ cognitive processes and their English language learning skills, it was first necessary to involve them in reading for pleasure. The findings are the result of triangulated data collected through teachers’ journals, direct observation, and students’ artifacts and show the evidence of the significant improvement students have made in their English language learning skills and cognitive processes.