The growth of human beings is a process of spiritual enrichment which is gradually realized through the continuous construction of meaning. The value of education lies in the fact that schools can guide and promote an individual's spiritual growth by virtue of the educational function of disciplinary subjects. However, in the current Chinese reading teaching, its values education function has been severely weakened by such problems as the existence of formalism, the lack of experience and perception, and the mechanical indoctrination. To restore reading teaching to a process that fosters students' spiritual growth, instructors can enlighten students for a deeper understanding of the values of the texts, guide them to a deeper emotional experience, address the confusions in their value judgment, and encourage them to be committed and responsible. From the perspectives of communicative construction theory, body phenomenology and deep learning, the above can be done through rewriting of fables by individuals, group discussion of film shooting, debating among groups under guidance, and creating hypothetical questions for collective thinking.