Abstract: [Purpose/Significance] This study examines the status of kindergarten reading instruction and activities in China, analyzes existing problems, and explores measures to address these problems in order to promote kindergarten reading. Over the years, early childhood reading education has been highly valued by the Chinese government. In particular, since the release of the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan for National Reading" in 2016, relevant departments have successively promulgated a series of documents related to early childhood reading, including the "National Reading Promotion Regulation (Draft)" (2017), the "Outline of Children's Development in China" (2021), the "Plan for the Construction of the Public Cultural Service System in the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" (2021), and the "National Youth Student Reading Action Implementation Plan" (2023). Early childhood reading literacy has long been highly valued by our country. [Method/Process] Using the literature review method, we conducted research on the status of kindergarten reading. The research content includes: kindergarten reading teaching, kindergarten reading activities, reading environment, reading methods, and reading modes. By applying the case analysis method, we refined and evaluated cases such as organizing reading festivals, stimulating reading interests, parent-child reading, cooperation with society, and picture book drama performances. [Results/Conclusions] The scientific nature of children's reading methods is crucial for the development of their reading skills, interests, and habits, and also contributes to the legitimate and rational promotion of reading. Kindergartens lack sufficient synthesis and refinement of reading instruction and activities. There are few well-planned and themed reading brands at the whole-school level with significant influence, and there are not many distinctive reading cases. Moreover, the cooperation between kindergardens and social forces is not deep enough. We propose the establishment of a kindergarten reading guidance organization, the issuance of kindergarten reading guidelines, the strengthening of the reading guidance function of the regional kindergarten alliance, the expansion of the kindergarten work of the reading promotion committee and the deepening of development initiatives to integrate kindergartens with social forces.

Key words: early reading, reading education, picture book reading, reading activities, kindergarten library