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Abstract The current research aimed at developing EFL prospective teachers’ reading comprehension skills (literal-inferential- critical- creative) via using some engagement strategies as well as exploring their satisfaction. Thirty two students enrolled in the third year, English Language Department, Faculty of Education, Menoufia University, were the participants of this research. The researcher designed two equivalent versions of the EFL Reading Comprehension Test to be used as a pre-post test, and a scoring rubric. In addition, an engagement strategiesbased model (the 6Cs model) was proposed to be used in an EFL reading comprehension class, and a questionnaire to explore the extent to which the participants were satisfied with using that proposed model. The data obtained were statistically analyzed. Findings revealed that using engagement strategies (the 6Cs model) was effective in developing EFL prospective teachers’ reading comprehension skills. Participants showed high levels of satisfaction with using that model in their learning experience of reading. It is recommended that engagement strategies to be used for achieving better EFL reading comprehension skills. |