In recent years, strategy training in reading comprehension has become an important facet of literacy education. Research has suggested that effective reading strategies can be taught to students whose first language is English (L1 students). Is the same true for those whose first language is NOT English (L2 students)? This paper researches the effects of strategy training in small group situations in a university setting with a class of Thai English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students. Although the study shows an improvement in the students’ reading comprehension performances and a positive reaction to the benefits of strategy training, it raises a number of cultural questions for the Thai context that may be significant in other settings.