Abstract: Reading comprehension in EFL context is one of the most challenging and difficult tasks that most EFL readers face in their process of learning, because of their lack of acquiring the needed reading comprehension strategies that would help them to understand the comprehension texts efficientl. For this purpose, this Pilot Study aims at investigating the impact of teaching reading strategies on reading comprehension improvement of EFL readers. It also intends to find out whether the teaching of reading strategies would help readers to use more reading strategies so as to overcome their difficulties in reading comprehension. A sample of 11 University students in EFL context was chosen. They were taught through the reading comprehension course ten reading strategies. The findings of the study have indicated that reading strategy training was effective in improving the reading ability of EFL readers. Another major finding........
KEYWORDS: reading comprehension strategies; instruction; training; awareness; frequency; use; improving reading comprehension ability; English as a Foreign Language.
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