Refugee students arrive in Canada with varying amounts of previous formal education. School-aged refugees who lack a solid first language education may find learning to read in English and studying subject content especially challenging. If these students leave school, they depart with inadequate English reading proficiency for further academics or job training. Reading strategy instruction could potentially contribute to improving their reading comprehension. In this article, I outline the implementation of Collaborative Strategic Reading in an academic bridging program for low-literate refugee students 17 to 25 years old, followed by some of the observed accompanying benefits. Descriptions and examples of activities used are included, along with references for additional teaching resources.