Many scholars agree that reading is among the most important ski lls for second or fo reignrnlanguage learning academ ic contexts. This ind icates that reading skills are very essential forrnour high school students who are basica lly learning Engli sh as a foreign language and as arnmeans to cope up with the challenges of the academic situations. However, it is generallyrnagreed that many Ethiopian secondary school and higher ed ucat ional institution students havernlow reading proficiency. Similarly, some local studies revealed that the learners' readingrnabi lity is dependent on the extent to which they exploit various reading strategies during theirrnreading.rnTherefore, this study is conducted to experiment the signifi cance of the readi ng strategiesrntraining to enhance the reading skills of the secondary school learners. To do this, one samplernschool of 120 students and 8 EFL teachers was se lected. Reading tests were given before andrnafter strategy training for the target group. Also, questionnaires were administered andrnreading classes were observed to see the ongoing experience.rnThe findings of the study showed that following the reading strategy training, the studentsrnimproved their reading performance on the reading test. Moreover, data from the other toolsrndisclosed that the learners were not being trained the various reading strategies consistently.rnAs a result, most of them didn ' t use reading strategies efficiently. In addition, there was a gaprnon the training among the varieties readi ng strategies: meta cognitive, cognitive and affectivernstrategies.