strategies for comprehensions truth or myth

the study of learning strategies had been the focus of attention of many language specialist in recent years and many researchers showed their significance in attainmg mastery of second language skills. the current explosion of research on reading strategies aim at finding out the thoughts that drift through the reader's mind, the quest and endeavor for meaning, the representations and associations--all of which are concealed from the teacher's eyes. yet all of these are the essence of reading comprehension. therefore, knowledge of what makes up the internal process and how it can be handled is indispensable for the teachers and program planners if they aspire to design a program that will suit the students' needs.