The Effectiveness of Interactive and Key-Aligned Reading Strategies in Enhancing Reading Comprehension Skills of Grade 6 EFL Students By Eman Alkotob Ali Ramadan Teacher of English Language Asmaa That Al-Nataqain Primary Girls’ School Kingdom of Bahrain Abstract Developing reading comprehension skills is a significant challenge for EFL students, especially when traditional teaching methods fail to engage learners and promote effective reading strategies. This study investigates the effectiveness of interactive and key-aligned reading strategies in enhancing reading comprehension skills among Grade 6 EFL students. An action research design was employed, involving 38 students during the 2025/2026 academic year. The interactive strategies emphasized activities that promote identifying the main idea, reading for details, understanding vocabulary in context, literal comprehension, and reading accuracy and fluency. The study utilized a pre-posttest design to measure im...