This document discusses how teachers can build lifelong readers. It emphasizes the importance of teachers getting to know their students' interests to help motivate reading and select appropriate texts. Teachers should provide a balance of different text types, including more informational texts, and allow students to develop independent thinking skills. The goal is for students to actively engage with texts through questioning, research, reflection in response journals, and role playing without relying on teacher prompts. Nurturing these critical and interactive reading perspectives helps students view themselves as the text and construct new knowledge.