Father builds software to help his son cope with dyslexia

Markus and his wife had spent a lot of time and money trying to fight his son’s condition so that his reading and writing would improve. However, they weren’t finding a solution.

“I saw my son suffering”, Markus confessed.

So, in 2002, the professor took action and set out to build the solution himself using his computer science expertise. “I thought there must be a way to develop software to treat dyslexia based on our experience as computer scientists,” he said.

That why he came up with Dybuster, a software which creates multi-sensory, computer-based therapy systems for people with dyslexia and dyscalculia. This software was developed at ETH Zurich and evaluated in scientific user studies together with neuropsychologists from the University of Zurich.

As a company, Dybuster was co-founded Christian Vögeli, as a spin-off of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (with headquarters in Zürich). Its first patent product was released in 2007. Dybuster is now a public company.

“The Swiss company Dybuster AG develops innovative educational software based on neuroscience to ease the struggles of students with learning difficulties. Our programs, Orthograph and Calcularis, foster key literacy and math skills while promoting effective learning. They are developed together with educational therapists and education experts as well as neuropsychologists and computer science specialists from the renowned ETH university in Zurich. Orthograph and Calcularis are suitable for students of any age. Each student’s unique learning style is measured and analysed over time providing a solution tailored to individual needs. This tailored system ensures lasting progress inside and outside of the classroom”, it says on the official website.

This software has two types of licenses available (for schools and families) and can be tested for free.

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More info: https://dybuster.com/en/
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