Extracurricular reading is an extracurricular expansion and extension of Chinese teaching. It is the most important content in extracurricular Chinese activities. It is the continuation and expansion of in-class reading and is an indispensable and important component of reading ability.

Although in-class reading plays an obvious role in improving primary school students’ Chinese proficiency and acquiring knowledge and experience, without the assistance of extra-curricular reading, no matter how efficient in-class reading is, it will not be achieved. To achieve obvious results, it may even result in getting twice the result with half the effort.

To train and develop students' proficiency in reading skills and develop strong reading abilities, only through planned, large-scale reading and training in a variety of reading methods.

Extended information:

Extracurricular reading can broaden students' horizons, enrich students' knowledge, and equip students with a broader knowledge background and cognitive abilities. Extracurricular reading can expand students' intellectual background. The more books they read, the broader their knowledge will be. At the same time, students will be able to enrich their minds while reading, making their thinking more active and flexible.

They will not be particularly laborious when thinking about problems. They will explore from the wealth of knowledge they have accumulated in the past and solve problems in more diverse ways than other children. Extensive extracurricular reading is an important way for students to collect and absorb knowledge. Through this way, students' knowledge broadens and their thinking becomes relatively flexible, which provides students with a rich source of intelligence.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Reading