... explain, and predict the effects of visuals on reading comprehension, among them, the theory of mental models (Johnson-Laird [20]), the transmediation theory (Siegel [21]), the repetition hypothesis ... and reading abilities of the students The passing score for the reading section was 80 out of 120 Because the goal of this research was to investigate the effects of pictures on the reading comprehension ... performance On the contrary, the impact of pictures diminishes when they not reflect the linguistic complexities of the text The effect of pictures on reading comprehension largely depends on the...