Assessment of english language reading lesson implementation in mettu town: the case of grade ten abdi bori secondary school

The study was conducted on Grade ten English language reading lesson implementation in Abdi Bori Secondary School in Mettu town. The central intention of this research was to examine the implementation of English language reading lesson in relation to the students’ textbook. To attain this objective, descriptive research method was employed. Four Grade ten English language teachers were taken using comprehensive sampling technique. Thirty per cent of the students (240) were randomly selected by lottery method to be the sample of the study. Necessary data were gathered using observation, interview and questionnaires. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The result of the study revealed that most of the teachers rarely implement reading lessons in line with the procedures prescribed in the Teacher’s Book. Moreover, English teachers in the school under study were observed sometimes jumping over some reading lessons though they prepared lesson plans. As a result, the three phases of reading lesson presentation procedures suggested in the textbook for teaching reading were rarely, or totally not at all, practiced in grade ten in the school under study.