Reading is one of the four language skills includes reading as one of its abilities. Reading is frequently a challenge for English language learners, particularly in terms of vocabulary acquisition. In addition to this, additional factors impede the reading comprehension of English learners. This research seeks to develop a rubric for assessing the reading skills of English language learners. This study focuses on the VELT questions, which are a specialized English proficiency exam for vocational school students. This research employs the Research and Development methodology. The results of this study indicate that there are four benchmarks for the reading abilities of English language learners: excellent, decent, satisfactory, and poor.