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In recent researches, it is argued that syntactic knowledge plays the most important part in L2 reading and that readers cannot apply reading strategies they have acquired in their L1 reading to L2 reading when their L2 competence is below a certain proficiency level. Therefore it is reasonable to say that giving EFL learners instruction in English constructions should be preceded in English reading teaching. The purpose of the present study is to suggest an effective way of teaching English constructions to improve English reading ability. On the basis of the fact that the English word order has grammatical function, it is proposed that English constructions should be taught on the basis of word order. That is, teaching English constructions through focus-on-form instruction targeting the arrangement of words should be given in English reading classes. In order to investigate whether the English reading teaching including instruction in English constructions through focus-on-form techniques is effective in improving English reading ability, an experiment was made. The results showed that the subjects of the experimental group who received instruction in English constructions through focus-on-form techniques improved themselves in English reading ability.