The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of using story pyramid strategy on developing reading comprehension skills and reducing reading anxiety among preparatory stage EFL pupils. The study used the pre-posttest quasi-experimental one group design. The participants of the study were thirty six first year preparatory stage EFL pupils. The instruments of the present study included a reading comprehension skills test prepared by the researcher and a reading anxiety scale. The test and the scale were administered to the participants before and after the treatment. The participants of the study were trained to use and follow the story pyramid strategy procedures and techniques to develop reading comprehension skills and reduce their reading anxiety. Data were treated statistically using SPSS. Results of the study revealed that the story pyramid strategy was found to be effective in developing reading comprehension skills and reducing reading anxiety among preparatory stage EFL pupils.

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The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of using some selfregulatory writing strategies on developing writing skills and reducing writing anxiety among EFL majors.The study used the pre-posttest quasi-experimental one group design. The Participants were forty-five first year EFL majors enrolled in Aswan Faculty of Education. The instruments of the present study included an EFL writing skills test prepared by the researcher and an EFL writing anxiety scale.The test and the scale were administered to the participants before and after the treatment.The participants of the study were trained to use some self-regulatory writing strategies to develop EFL writing skills and reduce their writing anxiety.Data were treated statistically using SPSS.Results of the study revealed that using some self-regulatory writing strategies was found to be effective in developing EFL writing skills and reducing writing anxiety among the participants of the present study.