Ulrike Morawiak

Ulrike Morawiak serves as a Lecturer in Special Education within the Department of Education and Psychology at the Free University of Berlin since April 2020. Her work focuses on learning development, particularly addressing learning difficulties, reading comprehension, and language-sensitive teaching methodologies in educational settings.

Her academic foundation includes a degree in Speech Sciences with specialization in voice and speech therapy from Humboldt University of Berlin (1992-1999).

• 1992-1999: Speech Sciences, Humboldt University Berlin (Focus: Voice and Speech Therapy)

Dr. Morawiak's research centers on special education with emphasis on learning disabilities, literacy development, and early language intervention. She investigates diagnosis and support strategies for learning and reading difficulties, development of reading competence, and language-sensitive instructional approaches. Her work prioritizes inclusive educational practices and prevention of special educational needs in early childhood contexts, particularly through everyday-integrated language and literacy promotion.

Her publication record (2013-2016) demonstrates consistent focus on the KOMPASS project's outcomes, revealing strong trends in everyday-integrated language promotion for preschool children, reading competence assessment in elementary schools, and professional development for educators. Key thematic areas include prevention of learning difficulties, language-learning interdependence, and evaluation of inclusive educational interventions across multiple publication formats including book chapters and conference proceedings.

Scientific Awards

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Dr. Morawiak participated in the KOMPASS project (2013-2015) at the University of Rostock under Prof. Dr. Tanja Jungmann and Prof. Dr. Katja Koch, focusing on implementation and evaluation of integrated support concepts to prevent special educational needs. This grant-funded initiative developed professionalization frameworks for early childhood educators and assessed intervention effectiveness. No formal advisees (PhD/Master's students) are documented in her professional history.

She contributes to the Special Education of Learning department at the Free University of Berlin and previously collaborated with the Institute for Special Educational Development and Rehabilitation at the University of Rostock as part of the KOMPASS research team, developing and evaluating inclusive educational frameworks for diverse learning environments.