The article reports Prof. Hwawei Ko, the Director of National Academy for Educational Research, as a person who devotes herself to promote students’ learning power through the advancement of reading power. It divided into seven sections. The background of the article is explained in the first section. Prof. Ko’s research line has been gradually focused on reading, jumping in PIRLS since 2004, assurance of the idea of identifying reading ability with learning power, and the promotion of the evidence-based implementation plan for the advancement of reading learning and instruction based on the results of Taiwan student performance on PIRLES are described in the second through the sixth section. In the last section, it is suggested that, although the progress has made on Taiwan students’ reading performance, there are a lot of rooms in improving their interests and self-confidence on reading. That back to normal instruction to make betterment on those aspects is needed for those who are concerned in the future.