Fun and Easy for Parents and Kids
The Dash into Learning program is open-and-go, engaging, and phonics-based.
Start right from the beginning-- No need to even know the alphabet to start! We teach everything right from the start. Each set has 10 books that teach phonics step-by-step. Each book includes a "mini-lesson" and a charming story. No more lesson manuals.
A simple Teaching Guide book is included that teaches you how to teach your child to read in a fun way!
Story-Based Program Kids Love
Learn to read through charming stories and activities! Children love to keep reading with our stories and surprises. Find Dash the pony hiding in every book!
Along with our wholesome characters, our "Follow Dash the Pony" finger puppet, "Magic E" wand, blending path, and so much more keeps kids engaged.
Our progress-tracking sticker chart in each book makes kids so happy to read!
Expert-Approved Phonics Approach
Dash into Learning uses a phonics-based approach to teach reading. Teaching reading through phonics is science-backed as the best way to teach children to read. Teaching children how to decode words by knowing the phonics or “sounds the letters make” gives children the tools to read anything. We do not ask children to memorize the words, look at the picture and guess words, use context clues, see the word as a picture, or other problematic reading habits that other programs teach.
Teach your child to read the right way!
Playful Activity Packs Included!
Bring the stories to life with our Activity Packs! Puppets, coloring, games, "how to draw", handwriting, puzzles, matching, Bingo and so much more! PDF download to print at home as much as you want. A fun way to practice phonics and play!
Each book has a correlating Activity Pack that are 10+ pages each.
Acivity packs are included with EVERY book purchase!
Bring our early reading stories to life with our Activity Packs—now printed and shipped directly to you! This makes our phonics program easier and better than ever. Learn with all our fun Dash characters!
Set 2 Activity Pack is nearly 200 pages! Here is what's included:
- Puppets
- Sound chant chart
- Sound/blend cards,
- Coloring
- Tons of games
- How to draw activities
- Handwriting practice
- Spelling games
- Puzzles
- Matching
- Bingo
- Easy crafts
- Progress chart
- Award certificate
- Instructions
- Schedule
- Teaching Tips
- Recipes
- And so much more to make phonics hands-on and FUN!
This Activity Pack has pages that correlate EXACTLY with each of our phonics reading books from set 2. The Set 2 reading books and the Activity Pack Set 2 go together to complete our reading program.
Instructions, a schedule, and teaching tips are included to make it super easy for you to teach!
This level teaches long vowels/silent e, more sounds and blends, and CvCC words.
The Activity Packs are printed in color, unbound, and pre-punched with three holes—perfect for use in a 3-ring binder. This makes it easy to remove and reinsert pages with games, puppets, and other hands-on activities.
All puppet and sound card pages are printed on card stock paper for durability.
This purchase does NOT include the reading books.
Return
- We have a 30-day return policy of physical products, which means you have 30 days after receiving your item to request a return.
- Your return will begin process within a week of your request. Your payment will be sent within 3-5 days of the product being received at our facility. To start a return, you can contact us at info@dashintolearning.com. Digital PDF orders cannot be refunded.
Shipping Cost
- Shipment cost for your order will be calculated and displayed at checkout.
- We currently use USPS to fulfill product orders.
Fulfillment Time
- Items that are in stock are generally shipped within 1-3 business days. During periods of high volume, items may take up to 5 business days to ship after an order is placed.
The Reading Program
Choose which set of early reading books is right for your child.
Set 1 (ages 4-5)
Teaches everything you need right from the start. No need to know the alphabet first! Set 1 covers CVC words, short vowels, some sight words and focuses on mastering blending.
Set 2 (ages 5-6)
Teaches new phonics rules like silent e and long vowels. Begins CVCC words with consonant blends.
Set 3 (ages 6-7)
Teaches more phonics rules and more complex digraphs. Longer stories build reading fluency.
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A
We started the school year on a different curriculum (we hadn't found this yet!). My daughter (1st grade level) was capable of reading all of her letter sounds separately, was learning phonics rules well but was still having a ton of trouble and frustration putting everything together. There were tears every day and she hated her reading lessons. After switching to Dash Into Reading halfway through the year, we have turned a whole new leaf! The visual blending has been such a big help, the activities and stories are super fun and she's flying through them! She picked up a Dr. Sues book the other day to read to her little sister (read the whole thing through, btw) and I cried happy tears. I wish we would have found this at the start of the year. Can't rave enough!!
Side note - we started the Book 1 program with younger daughter who was 3 when we started (just turned 4) and she's already blending words and reading through the books. She loves it just as much as our older one.
V
I started with the first reading bundle with my daughter for kindergarten. The program is easy to use, simple and sweet. The lessons are short which fits really well with our Charlotte Mason goals. My daughter enjoyed the books and activities associated with each booklet.
A
I don't know how much longer it would have taken my child to read had it not been for these books. There is nothing else out there that even comes close in comparison! Thank you for making these❤️
A
We have used the first set and are now on this set. They are our favorite readers. I love the parents’ manual it comes with and the adorable little bag they come in is an added bonus. I can wait to use these with my other kids once they are old enough.
K
I cannot scream loudly enough how amazing the Dash reading program is (and as a former K-1 public school teacher, I have tried a lot of different programs). We did the Kindergarten level last year and my kiddo absolutely THRIVED with this program. The science-backed approach of phonics first plus the motivation of being able to actually start reading a story within a few days was so fun for her ,and she flew through all 10 books; so far it's the same story with this program, and we only started a couple weeks ago. We love the illustrations, colors, and characters (all of which is so helpful for my creative little one), but the phonics approach is unmatched. I have recommended this program to every new homeschooler I've met and I will keep doing it because it works and we LOVE it. Thanks, Amelia and team!
A
After my child completed the Level 1 reading set we are so eager to get started on the Level 2 set. This program has worked really well for my child and makes learning to read so much fun!
T
My daughter loves these books and has done so well with learning to read.
M
The activity pack is fun and engaging for my daughter. Schoolwork doesn't feel like "work" for her. It's more like play and fun activities. The products are so well designed and beautiful! Highly recommend!
E
I have loved guiding my 5yr old through the early stages of reading with these books and activities. It’s so easy to use and it makes the learning process fun and playful rather something to dread. We both look forward to reading together now! It’s a little miracle worker. So pleased with the results!
N
My 6yr old and I love the Dash collection. When we recieved set 2 and 3 we were very excited to see even more fabulous products from the Dash team. So excited to read through them all. Thanks Amelia at Dash!
K
Wow!, I cannot say enough good things about this program. I have tried companies and my LO and by far the Dash program is his favorite. he loves the characters which is what the other reading systems are missing. We just started set 2 and he is doing really well. You can really see him using the skills learned in set 1 to decode more challenging words. We are taking it slow but he got it!
K
Got this for my oldest, who is currently a first grader. We do public school but these books have put him ahead academically and his reading level is great!
A
This set along with the activity packet has changed reading time for my daughter. She is very engaged in the stories and the challenge of mastering the steps in each book. The art and stories are exactly her taste and interest and it has made a huge difference. Reading time isn't a battle any more. She also loves the stickers she gets as she masters each step!
I would have loved if there was an option to buy the packet already printed since printing it and binding was hard to do where I live.
E
Love these little books! Quick and efficient lessons. Engaging pictures and stories for my almost 5 year old.
V
This is the product we started with for my daughter and are now onto spelling! She absolutely loves following the characters.
J
My child loved these readers. The second set had fun stories. We didn’t follow the dash sequence, as we were using another reading system and supplementing with Dash. I got them as a gift for my niece and she also loved the books!
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A
We started the school year on a different curriculum (we hadn't found this yet!). My daughter (1st grade level) was capable of reading all of her letter sounds separately, was learning phonics rules well but was still having a ton of trouble and frustration putting everything together. There were tears every day and she hated her reading lessons. After switching to Dash Into Reading halfway through the year, we have turned a whole new leaf! The visual blending has been such a big help, the activities and stories are super fun and she's flying through them! She picked up a Dr. Sues book the other day to read to her little sister (read the whole thing through, btw) and I cried happy tears. I wish we would have found this at the start of the year. Can't rave enough!!
Side note - we started the Book 1 program with younger daughter who was 3 when we started (just turned 4) and she's already blending words and reading through the books. She loves it just as much as our older one.
V
I started with the first reading bundle with my daughter for kindergarten. The program is easy to use, simple and sweet. The lessons are short which fits really well with our Charlotte Mason goals. My daughter enjoyed the books and activities associated with each booklet.
A
I don't know how much longer it would have taken my child to read had it not been for these books. There is nothing else out there that even comes close in comparison! Thank you for making these❤️
A
We have used the first set and are now on this set. They are our favorite readers. I love the parents’ manual it comes with and the adorable little bag they come in is an added bonus. I can wait to use these with my other kids once they are old enough.
K
I cannot scream loudly enough how amazing the Dash reading program is (and as a former K-1 public school teacher, I have tried a lot of different programs). We did the Kindergarten level last year and my kiddo absolutely THRIVED with this program. The science-backed approach of phonics first plus the motivation of being able to actually start reading a story within a few days was so fun for her ,and she flew through all 10 books; so far it's the same story with this program, and we only started a couple weeks ago. We love the illustrations, colors, and characters (all of which is so helpful for my creative little one), but the phonics approach is unmatched. I have recommended this program to every new homeschooler I've met and I will keep doing it because it works and we LOVE it. Thanks, Amelia and team!
A
After my child completed the Level 1 reading set we are so eager to get started on the Level 2 set. This program has worked really well for my child and makes learning to read so much fun!
T
My daughter loves these books and has done so well with learning to read.
M
The activity pack is fun and engaging for my daughter. Schoolwork doesn't feel like "work" for her. It's more like play and fun activities. The products are so well designed and beautiful! Highly recommend!
E
I have loved guiding my 5yr old through the early stages of reading with these books and activities. It’s so easy to use and it makes the learning process fun and playful rather something to dread. We both look forward to reading together now! It’s a little miracle worker. So pleased with the results!
N
My 6yr old and I love the Dash collection. When we recieved set 2 and 3 we were very excited to see even more fabulous products from the Dash team. So excited to read through them all. Thanks Amelia at Dash!
K
Wow!, I cannot say enough good things about this program. I have tried companies and my LO and by far the Dash program is his favorite. he loves the characters which is what the other reading systems are missing. We just started set 2 and he is doing really well. You can really see him using the skills learned in set 1 to decode more challenging words. We are taking it slow but he got it!
K
Got this for my oldest, who is currently a first grader. We do public school but these books have put him ahead academically and his reading level is great!
A
This set along with the activity packet has changed reading time for my daughter. She is very engaged in the stories and the challenge of mastering the steps in each book. The art and stories are exactly her taste and interest and it has made a huge difference. Reading time isn't a battle any more. She also loves the stickers she gets as she masters each step!
I would have loved if there was an option to buy the packet already printed since printing it and binding was hard to do where I live.
E
Love these little books! Quick and efficient lessons. Engaging pictures and stories for my almost 5 year old.
V
This is the product we started with for my daughter and are now onto spelling! She absolutely loves following the characters.
J
My child loved these readers. The second set had fun stories. We didn’t follow the dash sequence, as we were using another reading system and supplementing with Dash. I got them as a gift for my niece and she also loved the books!
