A survey of the perception and attitude of junior secondary school students to reading Habit

This paper set out to find the perception and attitude of Junior Secondary School Students to reading. It sampled the students from Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State. A total of one hundred and fifty participants were drawn from ten selected Junior Secondary Schools. The findings show that there is significant different between male and female perception and attitude to reading. Also, students from high socio-economic background perform better than students from low socio-economic background. Recommendation and suggestions are made on the basis of the findings.