Language skills are necessary for effective communication in any environment and to interact with others. The four basic language skills and their natural order are listening-speaking-reading-writing. Reading skill is an active skill that includes perception, recognition, association, understanding, organization, and finding meaning. It is a process of looking at a series of written words/symbols and getting meaning from them.Reading sub-skill refers to the well-planned reading approach which helps the learners to comprehend and perceive the meaning of the text effectively. There are different kinds of reading sub-skill including Intensive, Extensive, Scanning, etc.Extensive Reading Skill: It refers to reading for pleasure/joy and overall understanding of the text. It is not done for finding our minute details rather it involves reading longer texts for pleasure. Extensive reading involves reading in quantity without bothering to check every unknown word or structure. It plays an important part in the process of second language learning.The main purpose of helping students with extensive reading should be to train them to read fluently in English for their own enjoyment and without the aid of a teacher.It helps learners to build reading speed and reading fluency which helps to understand language faster and better. For example, reading novels, discussing stories, etc. Hence, it could be concluded that when students are reading for pleasure they are engaged in extensive reading.Additional Information Intensive is a reading strategy that focuses on gaining a deeper and better understanding of the text and enhancing reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.Skimming is one of the reading techniques which focuses on reading rapidly to get the gist of the text. It looks at the keywords of the text for a general overview. Scanning involves quickly glancing through the text to find out a specific piece of information. It is used when looking into a dictionary, invoices, catalogs, etc.