The main objective of the study was to explore students reading attitude, reading instruction andrnreading performances. A descriptive research design which consisted of first collectingrnquantitative data and then collecting qualitative was used to investigate the attitude of learnersrntowards reading skills. That is, both quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques werernemployed to analyze the data collected. There were four main measurement tools employed inrnthis study: 1) a questionnaire, 2) an interview, 3) a class room observation and 4) a reading test.rnThese tools were used to measure the attitudes of the students towards reading skills. Thernsubjects of the study were selected from Entoto Amba secondary school that is in grade 10.rnNinety one students who were selected using stratified sampling technique filled in thernquestionnaire and took the reading test. Six students were randomly selected from the group forrninterview. Three teachers were chosen by using purposive sampling technique and they werernobserved. After the administration of the data gathering tools, the data were collected andrnanalyzed. The quantitative data was analyzed using frequency count and percentage. Thernqualitative data was thematically analyzed. Attempts were made to triangulate the qualitativernand quantitative data. Thus, the results of the questionnaire, individual interviews, class roomrnobservation and the reading test showed that most students held positive attitudes towardsrnreading skills in most aspects even if they were not committed to do reading tasks. The results ofrnthe interview and the class room observation revealed that reading was not taught effectively.rnStudents did not get adequate reading practices. In addition to this, the results of the interviewrnrevealed that majority of the students agreed that the class room teacher was better in teachingrnreading skills than the plasma teacher. The performance of the students in the reading test wasrnalso found to be average. Finally, the results of the study also revealed that the readingrninstruction and the studentsâ€™ reading performance were significantly interconnected. The studyrnconcluded that the weaknesses that the students show in reading in English are mainly rooted inrnthe method of teaching reading. It is, thus, suggested that the teaching of reading in EntotornAmba secondary school needs a thorough revision in terms of the methodology used in thernteaching of reading. Teachers also use the process and communicative approaches of teachingrnreading