Taiwan has reformed curriculum and promoted reading education in schools since 2000. Nonetheless, the results from the assessment of reading literacy in PISA 2009 show that Taiwan high school students' reading literacy is in need of promotion. This study is aimed to explore strategies for promoting reading instruction from the perspective of Taiwan high school students' performance of international reading literacy in PISA 2009. Also, suggestions on Mandarin curriculum guidelines, reading text and reading instruction strategies are ready in this study.