Moreover, research and practice in TESOL was greatly influenced by Stephen Krashen’s hypotheses on language acquisition, and particularly the effect of “the Schema Theory” on studies dealing with reading comprehension. Today, a growing body of empirical research attests to the role of schemata in EFL/ESL reading comprehension. Most of the research was made on reading comprehension of the first language. However, insights were adapted to suit SL reading comprehension studies. Most important of all, specific attention is given to interactive approaches to reading, which argue that reading comprehension is a combination of identification and interpretation skills. Grabe (1991) lists the five most important areas of current research which are still prominent: “schema theory, language skills and automaticity, vocabulary development, comprehension strategy training, and reading-writing relations” (p. 375) Automaticity may be defined as “occurring when the reader is unaware of the process, not consciously controlling the process, and using little processing capacity. (ibid, p. 379-380)