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Meet the other artist behind Read Then Peek™. 🎨Scott Brooks has spent his career doing one thing exceptionally well: bringing characters to life in ways that are precise, playful, and unmistakable. With a background spanning illustration, character design, and creative direction, Scott knows how to make a visual land and stay with you.

For Read Then Peek™, that meant illustrations that reward the work of decoding. Worth lifting the flap for. 👀

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Everything your PreK–2 classroom needs to build confident, independent decoders. 📚The Read Then Peek™ Complete Classroom Kit brings it all together: 30 sequenced decodable books, pictograph cards for small groups, and a classroom poster for whole-class reference, all designed by Dr. Maria Murray of The Reading League. One order. One routine. Save $18 when you bundle.

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Letter-sound connections are easier to remember when the picture is part of the letter. 🔤 The Read Then Peek™ Pictograph Cards and Poster are built on exactly that idea. Each pictograph has the image woven right into the letter shape, so the visual cue and the letter are never separate. Cards for small-group practice. Poster for the wall. Bundle and save $9.

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Meet one of the illustrators of Read Then Peek™. ✏️

Erin McKenna Nowak has spent 25+ years giving visual life to stories for children and adults across traditional and digital media. When she joined the Read Then Peek™ project, she brought that same care to every illustration: pictographs with personality, and designs that support the decoding experience.

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What happens when you take the pictures away first? ✨ Magic.

Read Then Peek™ gives PreK–2 readers a routine they'll love: decode the word, THEN lift the flap to peek at the illustration and see if they were right. No guessing from pictures, just real decoding confidence, book after book.

30 books. One bright, cheerful storage chest. One very satisfying "I got it right!" moment, over and over again.

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What does the science of reading really mean? 💭

’s : Defining Guide explains the research base behind reading, writing, and related instruction, while helping educators, families, and leaders separate evidence-aligned practice from trends or misunderstandings.

Download the guide to learn more. 👇
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See it. Say it. Remember it. 🌟The new Read Then Peek™ Cards and Poster are here! Vibrant, colorful, and packed with playful illustrations that make letter-sound connections stick, each pictograph has the image built right into the letter shape, so the visual cue and the letter are inseparable.

Cards for your small groups. Poster for your wall. Bundle and save $9. 🎉

🃏 Pictograph Cards: $49
🖼️ Pictograph Poster: $29
📦 Bundle both: $69

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Reading aloud matters. So does knowing how children learn to read words.

Compass for Families and Caregivers helps families understand the , build early language and skills, recognize practices to avoid, and partner with schools when questions or concerns arise.

Explore the Compass for trusted resources designed with families in mind.

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Accurate word reading does not happen by chance. Students need explicit instruction in how letters represent sounds and how to blend those sounds to read unfamiliar words.

In this teaching tutorial, literacy researchers Benita A. Blachman and ’s Dr. Maria Murray explain what is, why decoding instruction matters, and how educators can support students as they build the word-reading skills that lead to fluency and comprehension.

Download the tutorial for practical guidance on . 🧑‍🏫

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Teaching Tutorial: Decoding Instruction Dr. Benita Blachman and Dr. Maria Murray outline an evidence-based 5-step decoding instruction framework to help educators teach phonics effectively in K-3 classrooms.

Not sure where to begin with the ? Compass for Educators and Specialists brings together trusted resources to help educators build knowledge in evidence-aligned , from how the brain learns to read to , , , , assessment, writing, and more.

Explore the Compass to find guidance, research, and resources that can support your next step. 🧭

The Reading League Compass Resources for Educators and Specialists Science of reading resources for educators and literacy specialists, including research, professional learning, and guidance for evidence-aligned reading instruction.