The Impact of Reading Strategy Knowledge and Science Knowledge on Developing Reading Skills of School Students

The samples of the study were randomly selected from the second intermediate school students. The study adopted a pretest treatment-post-test design. The first hypothesis was accepted and was concluded that picture strip story activity was better than the recommended teaching in both the overall achievement and reading comprehension items. Both English teachers and students need to improve and to master the four important language skills, i.e. listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Reading is one of the four language skills required when the students learn the target. The presented study aims at investigating the effects of picture strip story on reading comprehension of Iraqi EFL students. The study uses quantitative research method. By reading texts which is categorized as a receptive skill, the students are able to get a lot of information.