Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of literature circles practices on students’ reading skills Method:An experimentalresearch design was employed in the study. Sixty randomly selected students (30 for the control group and 30 for the experimental group) were involved from Chamo Secondary School, Arba Minch Ethiopia. An intervention questionnaire was employed in order to obtain data required for the study. The data gathered through an intervention questionnaire instruments was subject to quantitative analysis. An independent sample t-test was employed to examine the effect of the intervention between the control and experimental groups. Result and Conclusion:The experiment was conducted for two semesters on the experimental group. The result of the intervention showed that there wasstatistically significant difference on the students’ comprehension and narrative texts analysis. Finally, based on the results conclusions and recommendations were made.

literature circles, extensive reading, motivation, comprehension, narrative texts.