Abstract: Under the framework of Scaffolding Teaching Theory, this paper discusses how to cultivate college students’ English autonomous reading ability through action research. According to the difficulties and obstacles of students’ English autonomous reading found in the questionnaire and interview, that is, the lack of English autonomous reading management ability and the lack of language and discourse ability, teachers used the Itest platform and reflective teaching method to design and then carry out the action research through four rounds, so as to cultivate students’ English autonomous reading ability step by step. At the same time, teachers introduced the activity of teachers’ feedback and students’ feedback to effectively improve students’ English autonomous reading ability.

Key words: Scaffolding Theory, autonomous English reading ability, action research, college English