Introducing a six-step approach for cultivating and growing complete readers who have the will to read! Teachers will learn how to help students understand the value of reading, intimately know who they are as readers, and receive joy and pleasure from text. From sharing their own reading life, to getting to know their students, to modelling the habits of a reader, teachers will find strategies to use that will set the foundation for a classroom of enthusiastic readers. Powerful classroom anecdotes and ready-to-use reproducible activities support this highly readable book.