The aim of this study was to report the impact generated by the think-aloud method in the English reading comprehension of 5 pre-intermediate students who belong to a public urban university in Pereira. Likewise, the perceptions of these students in regards to the think aloud strategy are reported. The methods used to collect all the data in this investigation were: journals, observations and interviews. The results obtained at the end of this study were positive in terms of English reading comprehension, since after implementing the think-aloud method; these pre-intermediate students achieved a better comprehension of the texts used in the English classes. In the same way, the students who took part of this process reach positive changes in English such as: vocabulary, pronunciation, listening and writing.