Reading strategies are divided into two major categories: metacognitive and cognitive reading strategies. The strategies that function to monitor or regulate cognitive strategies are called metacognitive strategies. It involves thinking about the learning process, planning for learning, monitoring of comprehension or production while it is taking place, and self- evaluation of learning after the language activity is completed (Skehan, 1993, p.87). According to Brown (1994, p.115), metacognitive strategies include “checking the outcome of any attempt to solve a problem, planning one’s text move, monitoring the effectiveness of