Kitila, Tamene (PhD)Fikadu, Chali2021-03-312023-12-052021-03-312023-12-052018-08http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/25846The study explored teachers' perception and techniques they used to teach reading in Chi tu secondary school grade ten . In this study, descriptive rese arch design was used with th e mixed res earch methods. To achieve objective of the stu dy, the target school was selected for it is convenient for the study. With this, the researcher used all four EFL teachers available along with 1 71 students of grade ten out of 300 students. The students were sele cted through sampling technique fo rmu la proposed by Slov in s J 960 . Three data ga th ering il1Stru lI1 enl.1 were used to collect data. They were que stionnaire f or students, int erview for teachers and class room observation. The quantitative and qu alitative data gathered through these instrum ents were processed, analyzed and presented using descriptive statistics. The result of the study indicates th at teachers' classroom practice and students' response does not reflect their perception of reading. The result also reve aled th at teachers frequen tly used only two types of techniques which imply reading tec hniqu es advocate d in the literature were not effectivelv implemented by the target school teachers. Based on the findings and conclusion of sludy recommendations were forwarded for EFL teache rs and other responsible bodiesenPerceptions on Teaching Reading SkilGrade 10 Chitu Secondary School in FocusThesis