Abstract: The study investigated on usage of oral skills approaches on attainment of reading abilities of grade one learners. This was due to the fact that early grade learners lack proficiency in the reading skill. The specific objective of the study was to establish whether the reading abilities differed by gender. The study was guided by Communication teaching language theory. Pre-test post-test design was used and the target population were grade one learners and teachers of English. Data were collected by the use of a reading test and a lesson observation schedule. Expert judgement was used to determine validity of the instruments. To determine reliability, test-retest was used. To determine the sample size simple random and stratified methods were employed. Data were analyzed by the use of frequencies, mean scores, and percentages. ANOVA was used to test hypothesis.