WE WON!! ??? Orthograph won the Design Prize Switzerland award for the research category! We are beyond proud of our inspiring team of people behind the scenes here at Dybuster who helped us to reach this achievement! We are passionate about contributing to the future of children’s education, a future where all students can have the very best inclusive education. A key part of winning the award was the redesign of Orthograph‘s reward system called “Theme Park”, which was modelled after popular computer games. The Theme Park contains multiple attractions including Pirate Ship, Traffic ..read more

A study done by Stanford University showed that music has a direct link with the brain, affecting areas to do with memory, making predictions and paying attention. If you have a learning difference, this could be extremely relevant. Learning differences are related to attention, concentration and processing, which can result in problems prioritising and completing tasks, as well as an overall feeling of “losing time.” So how can listening to music help with this? Changing Your Brain Waves Dr Masha Goodwin, a professor at Northcentral University found that playing music affects the brain at a ..read more

Winter is coming … It’s time to cuddle up with stories and let your the imagination run wild. Exciting, funny, disturbing, romantic and sometimes sad … For hundreds of years, stories have provided entertainment for all age groups. Stories are of great importance in the development of our children as they not only arouse emotions but also allow us to access empathy. We put together a collection of exciting links, events and get you thinking about what reading aloud could do for you and your children. Inspiration for the whole family The Cambridge Literary Festival is here! Originally establish ..read more

Dybuster is thrilled to announce that we are joining the SIT Alemira family. As you may already know Dybuster AG is a Swiss developer of evidence-based, AI-driven inclusive learning software for schools and we have taken the decision to join SIT Alemira to support worldwide distribution, as well as to enhance product and software development. “Joining SIT Alemira is an outstanding opportunity for Dybuster”, explains Christian Vögeli, Dybuster’s co-founder, who will remain as co-CEO. “For years, we have envisioned supporting more children in acquiring essential skills, because we believe tha ..read more

School, homework, music lessons, ballet, football training, an evening class… All family homes are busy and active spaces, as we perform everyday life tasks in a growing family. Everything is run on a tight schedule, appointments are squeezed in and the children are busier than ever. However, a recent study shows that over organised activities can negatively affect children’s brains. That’s why many professionals are calling for a return to a more free and relaxed way of educating your child – a more outdoor and natural way. Contrary to a well-intentioned organised lifestyle, it is much ..read more

What is Dyslexia? Dyslexia is a learning difference that results in reading and writing difficulties and is found in populations around the world, however, rates can be particularly high in countries where the written language uses irregular spelling or features combinations of letters with different sound possibilities. English is full of these combinations (such as the ‘ou’ in cough and through) as well as different spellings that all make the same sound (such as the ‘o’ sound in stole, coal, and bowl). It is estimated that 15% of the U.S. population suffer ..read more

In the last post, we introduced Fehraltdorf school and how the special education teachers there use Dybuster software to help students with dyslexia and dyscalculia. Continuing our school portrait series we would like to showcase the public school in Emmen, Switzerland, where teachers use the software with students across many age levels. Emmen is a town in the canton of Lucerne and the public school is made up of a primary and a secondary school. The secondary school has a computer room as well as four desktop computers per classroom and there are also  ..read more

We would like to introduce a few of the schools where teachers and students use our software to help them achieve an inclusive learning environment. Our first portrait is of the public school in Fehraltorf, Switzerland. Fehraltorf is a small town in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. The public school is made up of primary and secondary schools. Most classes are taught by grade and age level, but a few classes mix-age levels together and special education instruction is integrated into the regular classroom activities. Each classroom is equipped with four computers and the school also h ..read more

It is well known that schools tend to put mental arithmetic skills above visual ones, as something like counting with your fingers is seen as a weakness in one’s calculation abilities. Educators and scientists have been tackling this obsolete cliché with research and scientific reports that seem to prove that visual aids are more than just helpful in the learning process. Indeed, visual aids, such as the use of fingers, have a key role in children’s understanding of mathematics. This form of visualisation gives the abstract world of numbers a real side and establishes a connection to something ..read more

Calcularis, our inclusive maths learning program, has been evaluated in smaller studies which clearly showed that the software was beneficial for increasing children’s proficiency in math. A large-scale study has now been completed in Germany with over one hundred children participating. The study looked at the software’s effects on students in general, rather than focusing on children with learning differences such as dyscalculia. Dybuster developed Calcularis, software for training math skills and to aid dyscalculics. The results of the study determined that the software increased chi ..read more