The reading skill has to be taught to second language learners of English, as it is a complex skill. Researchers in reading traditionally conceptualize reading as only a cognitive process limited to the ability to decode symbols and construct meaning. However, when viewed in different contexts, this skill presents a very wide information. Reading when viewed in a social context, it presents a form of habit formation. It can be said that when students are forced to read they move away from it, but when it is a habit, they are willing to read as much as possible. Chambers (Heather 1981:1) points out: Come to it willingly, seeking many kinds of pleasure from books, and you soon find enjoyment, but have it foisted on you as a duty …. and it is …… gladly given up. In developing countries like Malaysia, the ability to read is seen as a building block for nation building.