For educators
Make every moment of literacy practice count.
Explore hands-on activities and practical ideas for purposeful practice in your classroom.
Explore Classroom Activities →Welcome to Dash’s Learning Hub
More Practice.
Not More Pressure.
Helping little learners build big reading skills.
Practical, research-informed early literacy strategies and playful resources for the educators and families helping children become confident readers.
Learning starts here
A little support for every learning moment.
For families
Support early reading through everyday play.
You don’t need to be a reading teacher to help your child. Start with simple games, shared stories, and a chance to try together.
Explore Family Guidance →
Meet the educator behind Dash
Experience in the classroom. Purpose behind the practice.
I’m Angela Martinez, an educator with 22 years of experience, including 16 years as a reading specialist, and a master’s degree in literacy.
Throughout my career, I saw how difficult it could be to give every child the meaningful, consistent practice they needed. While I worked with small groups, other students were often assigned activities that kept them busy without necessarily strengthening the foundational skills they needed most.
That classroom challenge inspired me to create Dash the Dino. I built this Learning Hub to share practical strategies, resources, and ideas that help educators and families support young learners before reading difficulties become larger obstacles.
Angela Martinez, M.S. Literacy
Read My Story →Learn and practice
Practical ideas you can use today.
Letter Sound Activities: 8 Hands-On Ideas for Kids
Eight simple, hands-on letter sound activities that help young children listen, match, build, and play with early reading skills.
Read the Article →
7 Phonemic Awareness Activities for Young Learners
Seven playful listening activities that help young children hear, blend, and change the sounds in spoken words.
Read the Article →
Screen Time vs Story Time: Which Is Better for Your Preschooler's Reading?
A balanced look at screens, shared stories, and hands-on letter practice, with simple ways to support your preschooler's early reading.
Read the Article →For your classroom
Stay connected with Dash.
Sign up for educator news and updates from Dash’s Learning Hub.
This signup is for updates. The Preschool Literacy Checkup: Classroom Guide is in development and is not available to download yet.
Privacy Policy →For your family
Little ideas for everyday learning.
Sign up for family news and updates from Dash’s Learning Hub.
This signup is for updates. The Preschool Literacy Checkup: Family Guide is in development and is not available to download yet.
Privacy Policy →From the classroom to a new kind of practice
Meet Dash the Dino.
A hands-on, screen-free early literacy learning tool in development, designed to help children practice letters, sounds, and early word reading through play and immediate audio feedback.
Discover Dash →