The main purpose of the study , performance in reading literacy of grade four studentsrnof South Conder Zone was to analyze the extent ofpe/formance in reading literacyrnand the impact olstudents' personality characteristics, home background and teacherrnrelated variables on it. AcC(m..lingly , a survey design on quantitative researchrnapproach wa.1 employed From the 51 ,718 target population olgrade jour stlldents,rn38-1, J"(tndoll1ly selected samplc .It lI