She has taught English language learners in Iraq, the USA and Japan. Her research area has been focused on classroom instruction. She earned her B.A. in Education in 1994. She holds an M.A. degree in TEFL in 2002. She was awarded a Fulbright scholarship and completed an M.A. degree in TESOL in 2009. Teaching Communicative Reading Strategies to EFL Learners in IraqCommunicative language teaching is the stated goal for learning the