Kristina Singer

Kristina Singer is a Senior Lecturer and Clinical Speech Scientist (DBKS) at the Faculty of Special Education at Ludwigsburg University of Education. She serves as the Head of the Didactic Center and a member of the Department focused on communication and language, specializing in academic advising and credit transfers.

• Education: Dipl. in Speech Science and Phonetics (1999) from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg.
• Career: Speech therapist (1999–2005), then Senior Academic Councillor at Ludwigsburg University of Education.

Her research focuses on language development, literacy education, and pragmatic competencies, with a particular emphasis on early childhood education, teacher language, and metalinguistic skills. She has co-authored publications on syllable instruction, dialogic reading, and vocal health for educators.

Kristina Singer's work explores the intersection of linguistics and pedagogy, including studies on paralinguistic features in classrooms, vocabulary expansion through metalinguistic strategies, and the role of reading aloud in literacy acquisition. Her collaborations with Mathias Menz and Christoph Schiefele highlight interdisciplinary approaches to language support.