Main areas of research
Language development processes under special conditions at pre-school and school age
Diagnostics of reading and spelling difficulties
Diagnostics and promotion of language skills in the context of inclusive primary schools

Projects
DHZC
Dysmate

Memberships
PoGS
German Federal Association for Academic Speech Therapy and Speech Therapy
Society for Interdisciplinary Language Acquisition Research and Childhood Language Disorders

Articles in peer-reviewed journals

Schumacher, R. & Stegenwallner-Schütz, M. (2025, accepted). Systematic interdisciplinary support planning in the area of language - A process model with exemplary support plan work. Sonderpädagogische Förderung heute, 2/2025.

Schumacher, R. & Ablinger, I. (2025). Therapy planning for acquired dyslexia: A narrative overview of model-theoretical diagnostics and evidence-based approaches. Forum Logopädie, 39 (2).

Schumacher, R., Ablinger, I. & Burchert, F. (2022). Comparison of two model-guided diagnostic procedures for the investigation of acquired dyslexia - A case series. Logos, 30, 4-17 (online first).

Schumacher, R., Burchert, F., & Ablinger, I. (2018). Model-guided and cognitively orientated diagnostics of acquired dyslexia with DYMO. Logos, 26(4), 244-253.

Szendroi, K., Schumacher, R., Fritzsche, T., & Höhle, B. (2017). Acquisition of quantifier raising of a universal across an existential: Evidence from German. Glossa, 2(1), 2-16.

Monographs

Schumacher, R. (2022). Diagnostics of acquired dyslexia in German-speaking individuals with dyslexia - Development of a model-guided test procedure for the differential diagnosis of acquired dyslexia (DYMO) & comparative case studies. Dissertation. Published on the publication server of the University of Potsdam. https://doi.org/10.25932/publishup-55471

Conference contributions

Vierbuchen, M-C-., Schumacher, R. & Anderson, A. (2024, 19 March). Identifying risks for reading and spelling difficulties and strengthening participation at an early stage - Adaptation and standardisation of the diagnostic procedure Dysmate for German-speaking countries. [Presentation of own research work]. 11th GEBF Conference ‘Understanding Education - Achieving Participation - Shaping Transfer’, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.

Schumacher, R. & Stegenwallner-Schütz, M. (2022, 10 October). Derivation of language support measures in the school context. Poster at the workshop ‘Advanced Language Acquisition’, Oldenburg, Germany.

Schumacher, R., Ablinger, I. & Burchert, F. (2021, 20 February). Diagnostics of acquired dyslexia - a comparison of two test procedures. [Presentation of own research work].  22nd Scientific Symposium of the dbs e.V., online

Schumacher R., Ablinger, I. & Burchert, F. (2018, 23 February). Model-guided diagnostics of acquired dyslexia with DYMO. Poster at the 19th Scientific Symposium of the dbs, Potsdam

Schumacher R., Burchert, F. & Ablinger, I. (2017, 18 November). Disorder site-specific diagnosis of acquired dyslexia. Presentation at the 11th Autumn Meeting of Patholinguistics, Potsdam

Other publications

Böhme, K., Sliwinski, E. & Schumacher, R. (2023). Arranging an interview appointment - but how? - Language modelling techniques and productive exercises in individual support. Friedrich Verlag GmbH| Fördermagazin Sekundarstufe 3|2023, 19-22.

Schumacher, R./Zichel-Wessalowski, J. (2021). Review of: Koepfer, A./Powell, J.J.W./Zahnd, R. (eds.). Handbook of inclusion internationally. Globale, nationale und lokale Perspektiven auf Inklusive Bildung/International Handbook of Inclusive Education. Global, National and Local Perspectives, 2021, Opladen/Berlin/Toronto: Barbara Budrich. Tertium Comparationis, 27(1), 110-112.

Schumacher, R., Ablinger, I. & Burchert, F. (2021). Diagnostics of acquired dyslexia - a comparison of two test procedures. In: Sprachtherapie aktuell: Forschung - Wissen - Transfer 2: Focus topic: Perspectives on written language impairments: e2021-37; doi: 10.14620/stadbs210737 

Schumacher, R., Ablinger, I., & Burchert, F. (2020). DYMO - Dyslexie modellorientiert - Ein modellgeleitetes Diagnostikinstrument zur Untersuchung erworbener Dyslexien im Deutschen. NAT publishing house, Hofheim.

Wartenburger, I., Zakariás, L., Schumacher, R., Ebert, S., Breitenstein, S. & Stadie, N. (2020). The diversity of academic speech therapy as reflected in patholinguistic research. In: Sprachtherapie aktuell: Research - Knowledge - Transfer 1: Focus topic: Intensive speech therapy: e2020-02; doi: 10.14620/stadbs201202 

Schumacher, R., Burchert, F., & Ablinger, I. (2019). Disorder site-specific and model-guided diagnosis of acquired dyslexia. In: Spectrum Patholinguistics Volume 11, Focus topic: Well-tuned: Diagnostics and therapy for dysphonia.

Schumacher R., Ablinger, I. & Burchert, F. (2017). DYMO - systematic diagnosis of reading processes. Poster at the 17th Annual Conference of the Society for Aphasia Research and Treatment, Berlin

Schumacher R., Buchert, F. & Ablinger, I. (2017). Specifying the underlying deficits in German patients with acquired dyslexia. Poster at the Science of Aphasia Conference, Geneva

Schumacher R., Burchert, F. & Ablinger, I. (2016). Acquired dyslexia in German-speaking patients: Disorder site-specific diagnosis using a cognitive model. Poster at the 16th Annual Conference of the Society for Aphasia Research and Treatment, Osnabrück

Schumacher R., Burchert, F. & Ablinger, I. (2015). Acquired dyslexia in German-speaking patients: Disorder site-specific diagnosis in the cognitive model. Poster at the 9th Autumn Meeting of Patholinguistics, Potsdam

Schumacher, R. & Burchert, F. (2013). Cognitive mechanisms in the processing of inflected words - A single-case study in German. Poster at the 13th Conference of the Society for Aphasia Research and Treatment, Potsdam

Workshops

Schumacher, R. & Ablinger, I. (2022). Diagnostics of acquired dyslexias with DYMO. Workshop at the 50th dbl Congress, Koblenz.

Schumacher, R. & Ablinger, I. (2022). Diagnostics of acquired dyslexias with DYMO. Workshop at the Aphasia Congress 4.2, Würzburg/digital.

Schumacher, R. & Ablinger, I. (2021). Diagnostics of acquired dyslexias with DYMO. Workshop at the 20th Annual Conference of the Society for Aphasia Research and Treatment, Cologne/digital.

Schumacher, R. & Ablinger, I. (2021). Diagnostics of acquired dyslexia with DYMO. Workshop at the Würzburg Aphasia Days (online) on 25 March 2021.