The ability to understand written texts in a foreign language is often considered one of the most basic skills of language learning. In fact, many English language learners find some difficulties to understand what they read in the target language. The purpose of this study was to investigate the strategies used by the teacher at Pablo Antonio Cuadra School in the second semester 2019 for improving the English reading skill in the students of 7th grade “A”. The population of the study was thirty-nine students, and an English teacher. Class observation guides, student questionnaires, and a teacher survey were used as data collection techniques. The results also suggest that students’ need specific strategies to improving their reading skills which help them to comprehend simple text in order to get better understanding. English Language. EFL (English as a Foreign Language) is a challenge for Pablo Antonio Cuadra 7th grade students, where the teacher needs to spend more time in teaching reading comprehension using the most effective strategies according to the student’s level, also she should provide a vocabulary list so that students are increasingly familiar with new vocabulary. The Practice of reading in and out the classroom will provide an ideal environment for learning English- especially the development of reading skill
