Reading is an integral part of academic affairs and it is equally important outside academic contexts. Apart from the essential linguistic requirements of the reading process (e.g. vocabulary and grammar), there are some so-called reading strategies that are attested to improve reading. Many articles and, indeed, whole books have been devoted to investigating reading. However, little research has been done to explore the nature of the reading strategies. This text attempts to provide a brief synthesis of the literature on the reading strategies.