我国教育在不断改革,教育领域不断进步。孩子是我们国家发展的未来,尤其小学教育更是我们应该关注的对象。阅读对于我们学习来说是不能缺少的学习方法,课外阅读可以提高孩子们自主学习的能力,增加孩子们的学习兴趣,从而提升文化素养。本文阐述了课外阅读在小学语文教学中的作用,进一步提升教学效率。 China’s education is constantly reforming and its education is making continuous progress. Children are the future of our country’s development. In particular, primary education should be the object of our attention. Reading is an indispensable method of learning for us to study. Extracurricular reading can enhance children’s ability to learn independently and increase children’s interest in learning so as to enhance their literacy. This article elaborates the role of extracurricular reading in primary Chinese teaching to further improve teaching efficiency.