The need for reading to identify the current revolution in information emphasizes the importance of improving reading comprehension, critical thinking and self-esteem save reader's interest and effort and increases his concentration. When the student reading comprehension skills improve, he will find time to continue reading things that he was prevented from reading in the past. Thus, it allows the reader more to enjoy with reading. Contract learning is proved to be an effective teaching strategy in teaching strategy in teaching languages as it increases learners' participation, responsibility and commitment  in the learning process. The current research study was  concerned with improving first year Faculty of Education reading comprehension, critical thinking and self-esteem through using contract leaning strategy. Thus, the purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of contract learning strategy on developing first year, Faculty of Education, English majors' reading comprehension, critical thinking and self-esteem.