Sybille Werner

Dr. Sybille Werner is a Lecturer for Special Tasks at the German Institute (Modern German Literature / Reading and Literature Didactics) at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz since August 2021. Her academic career includes roles as a pedagogical assistant at Goethe University Frankfurt (2015–2021), a research assistant at Weingarten University of Education (2005–2009), and a senior teacher (2015). She holds a doctorate in Philosophy from Weingarten University (2014) focusing on vocabulary and text production in secondary education.

Her research focuses on reading promotion in all-day schools, literacy development, pedagogical practices in literature teaching, and teacher training. She co-led the BMBF-funded LegelitE project (2021–2023) on adult reading fluency and the LeseOasen initiative with Save the Children (2018–2020) to enhance reading skills in disadvantaged students.

Key publications include a monograph on writing skills (2014), co-edited volumes on reading promotion (2022), and peer-reviewed articles in journals like Grundschule Deutsch and Zeitschrift für Didaktik der Philosophie und Ethik. Her work bridges theory and practice, emphasizing practical pedagogical strategies for educators.

Teaching focuses include reading and literature didactics, with specializations in literary learning, aesthetic practices, and curriculum development. She also contributes to teacher training programs on reading didactics and has developed materials for after-school reading programs.