The value of this approach is that students go beyond interpreting and summarizing and actually begin producing their own reading materials. The element of reflection and self-assessment, which is included in the final phase of this approach, leads students to create realistic criteria for evaluating other texts,thereby promoting the goal of critical literacy.As Laar and Holderness (1994) indicate, reading and writing are linked activities, and children’s own reading experiences will help them to become more reflective, analytical, and self-critical writers.