What This Article Covers
The Dash dashboard gives you a live picture of your child's daily and weekly progress. At first glance it can feel a bit hard to read, especially when the rings, lesson counts, and goals do not seem to line up with what your child actually did.
This article explains what each part of the dashboard means so you can follow your child's progress with confidence.
Looking for something more specific?
If your child's work is not showing up at all, see: "My Child's Work Isn't Showing Up on the Dashboard."
If a lesson was completed but did not count toward the goal, see: "My Child Finished the Lesson but It Did Not Count Toward Their Goal."
The Daily Activity Rings
In Dash, you will find the daily progress view on the left-hand side. Select Daily under My Daily Activity to see it.
Each subject has its own circular ring. The ring fills as your child makes progress and turns green when the day's goal for that subject is met. The rings track three things together: lessons completed, time spent, and accuracy.
What It Takes to Turn a Ring Green
For a ring to turn green, your child needs to meet the daily goal for that subject. There are two ways this can happen, depending on what is assigned that day.
A standard lesson day
Your child needs to complete the required number of lessons for that subject with at least 80% accuracy. The exact number of required lessons varies by subject and is listed in the Goals tab.
A test day
If a test is available in that subject, completing the test is enough to turn the ring green for the day. No additional lessons are needed.
The Weekly Lesson Ribbon
The ribbon at the top of each subject shows how many lessons your child has assigned that day and how many they have completed that week. This count updates periodically, not in real time, so it may not reflect the most recent work right away. For the most accurate picture of your child's progress, check the Daily Activity view and the rings instead.
When a Subject Disappears from Dash
It is normal for a subject to temporarily disappear from your child's dashboard. This happens at natural transition points in the program and is a sign that things are progressing, not that something has gone wrong.
Here are the two most common reasons it happens:
After a Reading test
Once your child completes a reading test, the system assigns a set of Knowledge Gap lessons based on the results. For Reading, these lessons appear under the Language section rather than the Reading section. After those are completed, the next reading test loads, which can take up to a day to appear. During that window, Reading will not show on the dashboard.
After passing a bracketing test
When your child passes a bracketing test in any subject, the system takes a moment to load the next set of lessons. The subject may briefly disappear while that happens. It usually reappears within a day.
If a subject has been missing for more than two days and no new content has appeared, please check with the Parent Experience Team at [email protected]. That is longer than the typical transition and they can take a look.