A reading skill can be described as “a cognitive ability which a person is able to use when interacting with
texts”(Urquhart & Weir, 1998). Thus, unlike comprehension, which can be viewed as the product of reading a
particular text, skills are seen as parts of the generalized reading process. So far, many different lists, taxonomies
and even hierarchies of skills have been developed. Davis (1968) defines eight skills. Munby (1978) elaborately
writes a reading ability list, he distinguishes nineteen reading microskills, which has been influential in syllabus
and materials design as well as language tests design. Heaton (1988) also defines fourteen skills of reading
ability. Hughes (1989) describes four levels of reading skills: macro-skills, micro-skills, grammatical and lexical
abilities, and low-level operations.