Abstract:
The main objective of this study was to investigate teachers' practice in teaching reading
comprehension strategies in Jorgo Nole and Ula Babu High Schools. The study used both
qualitative and quantitative methods. The respondents of the study were sixteen Jorgo Nole and
Ula Babu High schools English language teachers who were taken using availability sampling
and twenty-four grade 9 students who were sampled from both schools by random sampling
technique using lottery method to cross check the teachers' responses. In order to collect data,
teachers' and students' questionnaire, classroom observation, teachers' interview and content
analysis were used. To analyze the data quantitatively descriptive statistics like frequency,
percentage and mean were used while observation, interview and content analysis were analyzed
qualitatively .Chi-square was employed to indicate if there was significant difference between
teachers' and students' responses to the questionnaires provided. The findings of the study
indicated that teachers hardly engage their students in reading comprehension strategies
practice except a few strategies. In addition, the result shows that there are very few strategies
favored by teachers. The study suggests that English language teachers should give special
attention to reading comprehension strategy instruction.
