ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to find out the causes and effect of poor reading habit among secondary school students in some selected secondary schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. The research accepts that reading is very essential in all round development of the learners, as it is made up of techniques and processes that can be used for developing the various methods that involve vocabulary development. In carrying out this study, questionnaires were administered to 100 students of five selected secondary schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. The data collected from students were analyzed and interpreted. The means for each item was computed and used in testing the research questions formulated. The analyzed results showed that certain factors affect the effective reading among students in secondary school in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State.
