吟诵是中国传统的独特读书方式,在我国两千多年的文化史中,占着极其重要的地位。近几年来,语文界的一些有识之士重新认识到了吟诵的意义,开始抢救、复兴传统吟诵,并开始逐步推广吟诵教学。本文以扬州的中小学吟诵教育为例,总结了吟诵对于中小学语文教学,特别是对古典诗词学习的作用和影响。我国自古就有诗教的传统,孔子说“不学诗,无以言”。古诗词的教学不能仅停留在解释字意、总结思想、背诵全诗这样的模式上,而是应该注重学生的 Recitation is a unique way of reading Chinese tradition. It occupies an extremely important position in the cultural history of more than two thousand years in our country. In recent years, some people of insight in the Chinese language community have re-recognized the meaning of recitation, begun to rescue and revive the traditional recitation, and began to gradually promote the recitation of teaching. This article takes Yangzhou primary and secondary school recital education as an example to summarize the function and influence of recitation on Chinese teaching in primary and secondary schools, especially on classical poetry learning. Since ancient times, there is a tradition of poetic education in our country. Confucius said, “I can not learn poetry without words.” The teaching of ancient poetry can not only stay in explaining the meaning, summarize ideas, recite poetry such a model, but should focus on students