Reading is a complex yet essential skill in learning the English language. However, students are often found to be poor in reading and this has affected their performance in using the English language. Reading strategies are introduced to help students in improving reading, but literature on reading strategies used among primary students is scarce, and not much is known about the reading strategies that are being employed among the primary students. Addressing the problems, systematic literature review adhering to the PRISMA 2020 guideline is conducted. Eight articles from two prominent databases, ERIC and Google Scholar respectively are selected. Findings reveal that there are more than 20 reading strategies currently employed among primary students, with some studies using similar reading strategies. Although the reading strategies are effective, students have expressed personal preferences over the reading strategies. Future studies may consider comparing reading strategies employed among primary students before COVID-19 and during COVID-19 and determine the extent of the effectiveness of these reading strategies among the primary students.
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