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Professor Kate Cain

Professor, Research Group Lead: Language and Literacy

  1. 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

  2. E-pub ahead of print

    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., 21/01/2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Early Education and Development.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    A comparison of deaf and hearing children’s reading comprehension profiles

    Kyle, F. E. & Cain, K., 04/2015, In: Topics in Language Disorders. 35, 2, p. 144-156 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    A multi-site review of policies affecting opportunities for children with developmental disabilities to become bilingual

    Pesco, D., MacLeod, A. A. A. N., Kay-Raining Bird, E., Cleave, P., Trudeau, N., de Valenzuela, J. S., Cain, K., Marinova-Todd, S. H., Colozzo, P., Stahl, H., Segers, E. & Verhoeven, L., 1/09/2016, In: Journal of Communication Disorders. 63, p. 15-31 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    A pilot study of the impact of double-dose robust vocabulary instruction on children’s vocabulary growth

    Language and Reading Research Consortium, Arthur, A. & Davis, D., 2016, In: Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness. 9, 2, p. 173-200 28 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Access to opportunities for bilingualism for individuals with developmental disabilities: key informant interviews

    Scherba de Valenzuela, J., Kay-Raining Bird, E., Parkington, K., Mirenda, P., Cain, K., MacLeod, A. & Segers, E., 1/09/2016, In: Journal of Communication Disorders. 63, p. 32-46 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Age- and ability-related differences in young readers’ use of conjunctions.

    Cain, K., Patson, N. & Andrews, L., 11/2005, In: Journal of Child Language. 32, 4, p. 877-892 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Forthcoming

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

    Ma, Y., Ushakova, A. & Cain, K., 24/02/2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Computers and Education.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. 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

  10. Published

    Aspects of vocabulary development

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

    Research output: Other contribution

  11. Published

    Assessing school-aged children’s inference making: the effect of test story format in listening comprehension

    Freed, J. & Cain, K. E., 01/2017, In: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders. 52, 1, p. 95-105 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Assessment matters: issues in the measurement of reading comprehension.

    Cain, K. & Oakhill, J., 12/2006, In: British Journal of Educational Psychology. 76, 4, p. 697-708 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Assessment of comprehension in reading

    Oakhill, J. & Cain, K., 1998, The psychological assessment of reading . Beech, J. R. & Singleton, C. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 176-203 28 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. Published

    Children’s difficulties in text comprehension: assessing causal issues

    Oakhill, J. & Cain, K., 2000, In: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. 5, 1, p. 51-59 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Children’s inference generation: the role of vocabulary and working memory

    Currie, N. & Cain, K., 09/2015, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 137, p. 57-75 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. 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

  20. Published

    Children’s reading comprehension and comprehension difficulties

    Oakhill, J., Berenhaus, M. S. & Cain, K., 18/08/2015, The Oxford handbook of reading. Pollatsek, A. & Treiman, R. (eds.). New York: Oxford University Press, (Oxford Library of Psychology).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  21. Published

    Children's Comprehension Problems in Oral and Written Language: A Cognitive Perspective.

    Cain, K. & Oakhill, J., 2007, New York: Guilford Press. 302 p.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

  22. Published

    Children's processing and comprehension of complex sentences containing temporal connectives: the influence of memory on the time course of accurate responses

    Blything, L. P. & Cain, K. E., 1/10/2016, In: Developmental Psychology. 52, 10, p. 1517-1529 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Children's reading comprehension : the role of working memory in normal and impaired development.

    Cain, K., 2006, Working memory and education.. Pickering, S. J. (ed.). Amsterdam: Academic Press, p. 61-91 31 p. (Educational psychology series).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  24. Published

    Children's reading comprehension ability: Concurrent prediction by working memory, verbal ability, and component skills.

    Cain, K. E., Bryant, P. E. & Oakhill, J., 03/2004, In: Journal of Educational Psychology. 96, 1, p. 31-42 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Children's reading comprehension difficulties: a consideration of the precursors and consequences

    Cain, K., 2009, Contemporary perspectives on reading and spelling . Wood, C. & Connelly, V. (eds.). Oxford: Routledge, p. 59-75 17 p. (New Perspectives on Learning and Instruction).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  26. Published

    Comprehension problems in children with specific language impairment: does mental imagery training help?

    Joffe, V., Cain, K. & Maric, N., 11/04/2007, In: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders. 42, 6, p. 648-664 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Comprehension skill and inference making ability: issues of causality

    Cain, K. & Oakhill, J., 1998, Reading and spelling: development and disorders. Hulme, C. & Joshi, R. M. (eds.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, p. 329-342 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  28. Published

    Comprehension skill, inference making ability and their relation to knowledge.

    Cain, K., Barnes, M. A., Bryant, P. E. & Oakhill, J. V., 1/09/2001, In: Memory and Cognition. 29, 6, p. 850-859 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  29. 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

  30. Published

    Decoding and reading comprehension: a meta-analysis to identify which reader and assessment characteristics influence the strength of the relationship in English

    Garcia, J. R. & Cain, K., 03/2014, In: Review of Educational Research. 84, 1, p. 74-111 38 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Deeper learning in reading comprehension

    Kirby, J. R., Cain, K. & White, B., 2012, Enhancing the quality of learning: dispositions, instruction, and learning processes . Kirby, J. R. & Lawson, M. J. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 315-338 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  32. Published

    Deriving word meanings from context: does explanation facilitate contextual analysis?

    Cain, K., 11/2007, In: Journal of Research in Reading. 30, 4, p. 347-359 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  33. Published

    Development of comprehension monitoring in beginner readers

    Language and Reading Research Consortium & Yeomans-Maldonado, G., 11/2017, In: Reading and Writing. 30, 9, p. 2039-2067 29 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  34. 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

  35. E-pub ahead of print

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

    Silva, M. & Cain, K., 6/09/2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of Psychology of Education.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  36. 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

  37. Published

    Do iPads promote symbolic understanding and word learning in children with autism?

    Allen, M., Hartley, C. & Cain, K., 12/02/2015, In: Frontiers in Educational Psychology. 6, 9 p., 138.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  38. Published

    Early narrative skills in Chilean preschool: questions scaffold the production of coherent narratives

    Silva, M., Strasser, K. & Cain, K., 2014, In: Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 29, 2, p. 205-213 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Effect of imagery training on children's comprehension of pronouns

    Francey, G. & Cain, K., 2/01/2015, In: The Journal of Educational Research. 108, 1, p. 1-9 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  40. 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

  41. Published

    From words to text: Inference making mediates the role of vocabulary in children's reading comprehension

    Daugaard, H., Cain, K. & Elbro, C., 10/2017, In: Reading and Writing. 30, 8, p. 1773-1788 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  42. 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

  43. Published

    How natural are conceptual anaphors?

    Oakhill, J., Garnham, A., Gernsbacher, M. A. & Cain, K., 1992, In: Language and Cognitive Processes. 7, 3-4, p. 257–280 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  44. 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

  45. Published

    Improving language-focused comprehension instruction in primary-grade classrooms: impacts of the Let’s Know! experimental curriculum

    Language and Reading Research Consortium, Pratt, A. & Logan, J., 09/2014, In: Educational Psychology Review. 26, 3, p. 357-377 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  46. 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

  47. Published

    Improving the language skills of Pre-Kindergarten students: Preliminary impacts of the Let’s Know! experimental curriculum.

    Language and Reading Research Consortium (LARRC), Johanson, M. & Arthur, A., 06/2016, In: Child and Youth Care Forum. 45, 3, p. 367–392 26 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  48. Published

    Increasing higher level language skills to improve reading comprehension.

    Hogan, T. P., Bridges, M. S., Justice, L. M. & Cain, K., 11/2011, In: Focus on Exceptional Children. 44, 3, p. 1-19 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Individual differences in children's memory and reading comprehension : an investigation of semantic and inhibitory deficits.

    Cain, K., 07/2006, In: Memory. 14, 5, p. 553 -569

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  50. Published

    Individual differences in the inference of word meanings from context: the influence of reading comprehension, vocabulary knowledge, and memory capacity.

    Cain, K., Lemmon, K. & Oakhill, J., 12/2004, In: Journal of Educational Psychology. 96, 4, p. 671-681 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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