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Professor Kate Cain

Professor, Research Group Lead: Language and Literacy

  1. 2018
  2. Published

    The dimensionality of inference making: Are local and global inferences distinguishable?

    Language and Reading Research Consortium (LARRC) & Muijselaar, M. M. L., 02/2018, In: Scientific Studies of Reading. 22, 2, p. 117-136 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Reading comprehension difficulties in children with rolandic epilepsy

    Currie, N. K., Lew, A. R., Palmer, T. M., Basu, H., De Goede, C., Ayer, A. & Cain, K., 03/2018, In: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 60, 3, p. 275-282 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Modeling the nature of grammar and vocabulary trajectories from pre-kindergarten to third grade

    Language and Reading Research Consortium, Jiang, H., Logan, J. & Jia, R., 17/04/2018, In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 61, p. 910-923 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Aspects of vocabulary development

    Oakhill, J. V. & Cain, K., 18/04/2018, Oxford : Oxford University Press.

    Research output: Other contribution

  6. Published

    Vocabulary development and reading comprehension: a reciprocal relationship

    Cain, K. & Oakhill, J. V., 18/04/2018, Oxford : Oxford University Press.

    Research output: Other contribution

  7. Published

    Children’s problems with inference making: Causes and consequences

    Oakhill, J. & Cain, K., 1/06/2018, In: Bulletin of Educational Psychology. 49, 4, p. 683-699 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Are working memory and behavioral attention equally important for both reading and listening comprehension? A developmental comparison

    Language and Reading Research Consortium, Jiang, H. & Farquharson, K., 09/2018, In: Reading and Writing. 31, 7, p. 1449-1477 29 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    The Simple View of Reading across development: the prediction of grade 3 reading comprehension by prekindergarten skills

    Chiu, Y.-D. & Language and Reading Research Consortium, 09/2018, In: Remedial and Special Education. 39, 5, p. 289-303 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Within- and cross-language contributions of morphological awareness to word reading development in Chinese-English bilingual children

    Choi, W., Tong, X., Law, K. S. & Cain, K., 10/2018, In: Reading and Writing. 31, 8, p. 1787-1820 34 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    The dimensionality of oral language in kindergarten Spanish-English dual-language learners

    Language and Reading Research Consortium, Yeomans-Maldonado, G., Bengochea, A. & Mesa, C., 11/2018, In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 61, p. 2779-2795 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. 2019
  13. Published

    The use of questions to scaffold narrative coherence and cohesion

    Silva, M. & Cain, K., 02/2019, In: Journal of Research in Reading. 42, 1, p. 1-17 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Cross-sectional Study of the Contribution of Rhetorical Competence to Children’s Expository Text Comprehension between Third- and Sixth-Grade

    Garcia, J. R., Sanchez, E., Cain, K. & Montoya, J. M., 1/04/2019, In: Learning and Individual Differences. 71, p. 31-42 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Going beyond children’s single-text comprehension: The role of fundamental and higher–level skills in 4th graders’ multiple-document comprehension

    Florit, E., Cain, K. & Mason, L., 9/05/2019, In: British Journal of Educational Psychology. 90, 2, p. 449-472 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    The role of memory and language ability in children’s production of two-clause sentences containing before and after

    Blything, L. & Cain, K., 1/06/2019, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 182, p. 61-85 25 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    The Role of Prekindergarten Spanish in Predicting First-Grade English Word Reading Among Dual-Language Learners

    Language and Reading Research Consortium (LARRC), Mesa, C. & Yeomans-Maldonado, G., 1/06/2019, In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 62, 6, p. 1755-1774 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    2018 Society for Text and Discourse Annual Meeting: Introduction to the Special Issue

    Oakhill, J. & Cain, K., 4/07/2019, In: Discourse Processes. 56, 5-6, p. 385-385 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineEditorialpeer-review

  19. Published

    Improving reading comprehension in the primary grades: Mediated effects of a language-focused classroom intervention

    Language and Reading Research Consortium, Jiang, H. & Logan, J., 15/08/2019, In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 62, 8, p. 2812-2828 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Inference making in young children: The concurrent and longitudinal contributions of verbal working memory and vocabulary

    Language and Reading Research Consortium (LARRC), Currie, N. K. & Muijselaar, M. M. L., 30/11/2019, In: Journal of Educational Psychology. 111, 8, p. 1416-1431 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Children See Rabbit, not Peter; Young Children’s Responses to an Anthropomorphic Picture Scale

    Russell, S. & Cain, K., 17/12/2019. 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Poster

  22. 2020
  23. Published

    Narrative comprehension and engagement with e-books vs. paper-books in autism spectrum condition

    Wainwright, B., Allen, M. & Cain, K., 30/04/2020, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Language Impairments. 5, p. 1-18 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Children see rabbit, not Peter: Young children’s responses to an Anthropomorphic Picture Scale

    Russell, S. & Cain, K., 1/06/2020, In: Assessment and Development Matters. 12, 2, p. 13-23 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Question Asking During Reading Comprehension Instruction: A Corpus Study of How Question Type Influences the Linguistic Complexity of Primary School Students’ Responses

    Blything, L. P., Hardie, A. & Cain, K., 1/07/2020, In: Reading Research Quarterly. 55, 3, p. 443-472 30 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  26. Published

    The influence of labelling on symbolic understanding and dual representation in autism spectrum condition

    Wainwright, B. R., Allen, M. L. & Cain, K., 1/07/2020, In: Autism and Developmental Language Impairments. 5

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Symbolic Understanding and Word-Picture-Referent Mapping from iPads in Autism Spectrum Condition: The Roles of Iconicity and Engagement

    Wainwright, B., Allen, M. & Cain, K., 1/08/2020, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 50, p. 2941–2956 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  28. 2021
  29. Published

    The relations between morphological awareness and reading comprehension in beginner readers through to young adolescents

    James, E., Currie, N., Tong, S. & Cain, K., 1/02/2021, In: Journal of Research in Reading. 44, 1, p. 110-130 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Introduction to the Special Issue: Integration: The Keystone of Comprehension

    Cain, K. & Oakhill, J., 3/02/2021, In: Discourse Processes. 58, 1

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineEditorial

  31. Published

    English and Spanish predictors of grade 3 reading comprehension in bilingual children

    Language and Reading Research Consortium (LARRC), Mesa, C. & Yeomans-Maldonado, G., 17/03/2021, In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 64, 3, p. 889-908 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  32. Published

    The Process and Product of Coherence Monitoring in Young Readers: Effects of Reader and Text Characteristics

    Currie, N., Francey, G., Davies, R., Gray, S., Bridges, M., Restrepo, M. A., Thompson, M., Ciraolo, M. F., Hu, J. & Cain, K., 31/03/2021, In: Scientific Studies of Reading. 25, 2, p. 141-158 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  33. Published

    Assessment of inference making in children using comprehension questions and story retelling: Effect of text modality and story presentation format

    Freed, J. & Cain, K., 1/06/2021, In: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders. 56, 3, p. 637-652 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Reading for comprehension in individuals with down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder and typical development: Similar or different patterns of ability?

    Roch, M., Cain, K. & Jarrold, C., 22/06/2021, In: Brain Sciences. 11, 7, 17 p., 828.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  35. Published

    The association of the home literacy environment and parental reading beliefs with oral language growth trajectories of Spanish-English bilingual children.

    Yeomans-Maldonado, G., Mesa, C. & Language and Reading Research Consortium (LARRC), 30/09/2021, In: Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 57, p. 271-284 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  36. 2022
  37. Published

    Predicting language performance from narrative language samples

    Murphy, K., Springle, A., Sultani, M., McIlraith, A. & Language and Reading Research Consortium (LARRC), 8/02/2022, In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 65, 2, p. 775-784 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  38. Published

    The Animals in Moral Tales: Does Character Realism Influence Children’s Prosocial Response to Stories?

    Russell, S. J. & Cain, K., 31/07/2022, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 219, 105392.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Impacts of the Let’s Know! Curriculum on the Language and Comprehension-Related Skills of Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Children

    Language and Reading Research Consortium, Lo, M.-T. & Xu, M., 31/08/2022, In: Journal of Educational Psychology. 114, 6, p. 1205–1224 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  40. Published

    The effect of prompts on the shared reading interactions of parents and children with Down syndrome

    Burgoyne, K. & Cain, K., 31/08/2022, In: International Journal of Disability, Development and Education. 69, 4, p. 1327-1341 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  41. Published

    Discourse Rules: The Effects of Clause Order Principles on the Reading Process

    Scholman, M., Blything, L., Cain, K., Hoek, J. & Evers-Vermeul, J., 30/11/2022, In: Language, Cognition and Neuroscience. 37, 10, p. 1277-1291 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  42. 2023
  43. Published

    The influence of the temporal characteristics of events on adults' and children's pronoun resolution

    Francey, G. & Cain, K., 31/03/2023, In: Journal of Child Language. 50, 2, p. 391-416 26 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  44. Published

    The associations between child and item characteristics, use of vocabulary scaffolds, and reading comprehension in a digital environment: Insights from a big data approach

    Diprossimo, L., Ushakova, A., Zoski, J., Gamble, H., Irey, R. & Cain, K., 30/04/2023, In: Contemporary Educational Psychology. 73, 102165.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  45. Published

    Text integration processes in children with Childhood Epilepsy with Centro-Temporal Spikes

    Francey, G., Currie, N., Lew, A., de Goede, D. C., Basu, H. & Cain, K., 31/05/2023, In: Epilepsy Research. 192, 11 p., 107136.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  46. Published

    Developmental differences in children’s generation of knowledge-based inferences

    Currie, N. & Cain, K., 30/09/2023, In: Discourse Processes. 60, 6, p. 440-456 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  47. Published

    The problem of reading motivation multidimensionality: Theoretical and statistical evaluation of a reading motivation scale

    Jeldrez, E., Cain, K., Silva, M. & Strasser, K., 3/10/2023, In: Reading Psychology. 44, 7, p. 853-891 39 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  48. Forthcoming

    Children’s development of conversational and reading inference skills: A call for a collaborative approach

    Wilson, E., Cain, K., Davies, C., Gibson, J., Joseph, H., Serratrice, L. & Vogelzang, M., 20/10/2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Language Development Research .

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  49. Published

    The role of comprehension monitoring in predicting reading comprehension among French immersion children

    Krenca, K., Cain, K., Marinova-Todd, S. H. & Chen, B. X., 2/11/2023, In: Scientific Studies of Reading. 27, 6, p. 475-492

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  50. Published

    Learning to generalise but not segment an artificial language at 17 months predicts children’s language skills 3 years later

    Monaghan, P., Donnelly, S., Alcock, K., Bidgood, A., Cain, K., Durrant, S., Frost, R., Jago, L., Peter, M., Pine, J. M., Turnbull, H. & Rowland, C., 31/12/2023, In: Cognitive Psychology. 147, 101607, 101607.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  51. 2024
  52. Published

    The roles of prosody in Chinese-English reading comprehension

    Tong, S. X., Tsui , R. K. Y., Law, N. S. H., Fung, L. S. C., Chiu, M. M. & Cain, K., 28/02/2024, In: Learning and Instruction. 89, 101846.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  53. Published

    The association between morphological awareness and reading comprehension in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Liu, Y., Groen, M. & Cain, K., 29/02/2024, In: Educational Research Review. 42, 100571.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  54. Forthcoming

    The Influence of Story Character Realism and Theme on Protagonists’ Internal States and Dialogue in Children’s Retells.  

    Russell, S. J., Wang, J. & Cain, K., 19/05/2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Cognitive Development.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  55. Published

    Application of cluster analysis to identify different reader groups through their engagement with a digital reading supplement

    Ma, Y., Ushakova, A. & Cain, K., 1/06/2024, In: Computers and Education. 214, 105025.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  56. Published

    Differential contributions of home literacy, vocabulary and grammar on narrative production and comprehension

    Silva, M. & Cain, K., 1/06/2024, In: European Journal of Psychology of Education. 39, p. 1229–1259

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  57. E-pub ahead of print

    Word recognition thresholds in novice readers: Exploring when reading and listening comprehension are comparable

    Garcia, J. R., Sanchez, E., Calvo, N. & Cain, K., 23/07/2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Reading and Writing.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  58. Forthcoming

    The relationship between specific reading difficulties and reading motivation dimensions

    Jeldrez, E., Silva, M. & Cain, K., 7/10/2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Reading and Writing.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  59. Forthcoming

    The influence of reader and text characteristics on sixth graders’ inference making

    Cain, K., Currie, N., Francey, G., Davies, R., Gray, S., Bridges, M., Restrepo, M. A., Thompson, M. & Ciraolo, M. F., 8/10/2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Research in Reading.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  60. Published

    Statistical learning ability at 17 months relates to early reading skills via oral language

    Monaghan, P., Jago, L. S., Speyer, L., Turnbull, H., Alcock, K. J., Rowland, C. F. & Cain, K., 31/10/2024, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 246, 106002.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  61. Published

    A Children’s Narrative Retells: The Influence of Character Realism and Storybook Theme on Central and Peripheral Detail

    Russell, S. J., Cain, K. & Wang, J., 30/11/2024, In: Early Education and Development. 35, 8, p. 1789-1808 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  62. 2025
  63. E-pub ahead of print

    The effect of preschool vocabulary and grammar on early reading comprehension and word reading: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Jago, L., Monaghan, P., Alcock, K. & Cain, K., 31/05/2025, In: Educational Research Review. 47, 100680.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  64. Published

    Reading from Paper, Computers, and Tablets in the First Grade: The Role of Comprehension Monitoring

    Florit, E., De Carli, P., Rodà, A., Cain, K. & Mason, L., 30/04/2025, In: Computers and Education Open. 8, 13 p., 100243.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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