Comprehension is one of the five core components of reading, which has been a hot topic for the last few years. It is a complex process that requires students to use multiple cognitive skills. Students also need to have direct instruction of strategies, which can help develop reading comprehension. The purpose of this book is to investigate the effects of reciprocal teaching vs. think-aloud on the English reading comprehension of pre-intermediate students in Gorgan, Iran. Reciprocal teaching involves four main reading strategies: predicting, questioning, clarifying and summarizing....