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title: The Inspiration & Inception of Read Then Peek™
description: In this short video, Dr. Maria Murray shares the vision behind Read Then Peek™ and how its simple routine supports beginning readers.
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# [The Inspiration & Inception of Read Then Peek™](https://www.thereadingleaguepress.org/en/the-reading-league-press-resources/inspiration-inception-read-then-peek)

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In this short video, The Reading League founder and CEO Dr. Maria Murray shares the vision behind *Read Then Peek™*, the need the series was created to meet, and how its simple routine supports beginning readers.

You’ll also see the product in action, including the signature *Read Then Peek™* approach: students decode the words first, then lift the flap to reveal an illustration that confirms what they read.

 

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