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Reading skill is the bedrock of almost all process of learning which necessitates learners not only to acquire language, but also to learn other subjects. It is an indispensable skill every child needs to acquire in primary school before entering secondary school. Unfortunately, majority of our children in primary schools cannot read effectively before proceeding to secondary school. The current piece of research delineates the levels of teacher competencies in developing pre-reading, while-reading ,post-reading and total reading skills of Secondary school learners in the State of Telangana with special reference to their gender. The sample constitutes Seven hundred (700) teachers working in the Secondary Schools of the State of Telangana. Simple random sampling technique was employed to elicit information from the selected sample. A self-designed questionnaire was developed keeping in view the objectives and hypotheses of the study. It was composed of two parts. Part- A was designed to gather the profile variates of the teacher-respondents in terms of the following personal characteristics: gender; qualification; experience. Part -B appraised the perceptions of the teacher-respondents toward teaching of reading skills. It contained fifty statements which were employed by the teacher-respondents using the Five-point Likert Scale. No significant difference was found between the levels of teacher competencies in developing pre- reading, while-reading, post-reading and total reading skills among Secondary school learners in the State of Telangana with special reference to their gender. Educational implications were drawn from the findings and also suggestions were made for future research.