Culture and language complement each other, which are two important aspects of English reading teaching. Based on schema theory, this paper investigates the current situation of cultural knowledge introduction in English reading teaching in higher vocational colleges. Aiming at the problems, it puts forward some solutions, such as cultivating the ability of thinking in English, interpreting the meaning of words and sentences, comparing the connotation of Chinese and Western cultures, accumulating cultural knowledge before class, introducing micro class online and creating language situations in practice.