Effective Strategies for Developing Reading Comprehension

Reading is an interactive process in which readers construct a meaningful representation of a text  using  effective  reading  strategies. Effective  reading  strategies  are  considered  as significant  skills  that  have  received  the  special  focus  on  students’  reading comprehension proficiency. In this paper, the researchers define the term reading and reading comprehension, explain the types of reading, declare  models of  reading  process, state  theories  of  reading comprehension,  review  the  effective  strategies for reading  comprehension, and  finally mention findings of learners’ reading strategies and their reading comprehension proficiency. The review of literature indicates  that  reading  strategies play a significant role in improving the students’ reading comprehension skill.