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Article Title: The State of Reading Instruction in Secondary Schools in Akwa Ibom State: Implication for Sustainable Development
by Alice E. Udosen

Abstract:
We are familiar with the hue and cry of our students' reading failures and lack of interest in reading. But we have never paused to find out whether these children are being taught how to read. Research has shown that reading instruction plays vital role in whether students would have interest in reading and eventually become efficient readers. This study therefore sought to find out how the teachers teach reading in public secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State; whether their reading instruction reflect the modern view of the reading process thereby preparing the learners for developmental challenges outside the classroom. Ten out of the thirteen public secondary schools in Uyo urban were strategically selected for the study. Two classes in each school were observed using an observational checklist developed by the researcher. Two research questions were answered and two null hypotheses tested. Frequency distribution, percentage and chi-square statistic were used for data analysis. The results show that majority of the teachers still teach reading using the old traditional methods that rendered learners passive in the process of reading. Among the recommendations made was the need to train teachers in the modern understanding of the reading process as well as the strategies they could use in conducting effective reading instructions that would equip the learners with reading strategies they need to become efficient readers

Keywords: reading instruction, secondary schools, sustainable development

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