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Professor Kate Cain

Professor, Research Group Lead: Language and Literacy

  1. Journal article
  2. Published

    Profiles of children with specific reading comprehension difficulties.

    Cain, K. & Oakhill, J., 12/2006, In: British Journal of Educational Psychology. 76, 4, p. 683-696 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Published

    The relation between children's reading comprehension level and their comprehension of idioms.

    Cain, K. E., Lemmon, K. & Oakhill, J., 1/01/2005, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 90, p. 65-87 23 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Published

    Text comprehension and its relation to coherence and cohesion in children’s fictional narratives.

    Cain, K., 09/2003, In: British Journal of Developmental Psychology. 21, 3, p. 335-351 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    The ability to learn new word meanings from context by school-age children with and without language comprehension difficulties

    Cain, K., Oakhill, J. V. & Elbro, C., 08/2003, In: Journal of Child Language. 30, 3, p. 681-694 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    The dissociation of word reading and text comprehension: Evidence from component skills.

    Oakhill, J. V., Cain, K. & Bryant, P. E., 2003, In: Language and Cognitive Processes. 18, 4, p. 443-468 26 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. 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

  12. Published

    Phonological skills and comprehension failure: a test of the phonological processing deficit hypothesis

    Cain, K., Oakhill, J. & Bryant, P. E., 09/2000, In: Reading and Writing. 13, 1-2, p. 31-56 26 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Investigating the causes of reading comprehension failure: the comprehension-age match design.

    Cain, K., Oakhill, J. V. & Bryant, P. E., 03/2000, In: Reading and Writing. 12, 1-2, p. 31-40 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. 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

  15. Published

    Inference making ability and its relation to comprehension failure

    Cain, K. & Oakhill, J., 12/1999, In: Reading and Writing. 11, 5-6, p. 489-503 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Ways of reading: how knowledge and use of strategies are related to reading comprehension

    Cain, K., 06/1999, In: British Journal of Developmental Psychology. 17, 2, p. 293-309 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Selective retention of information about the superficial form of text: ellipses with antecedents in main and subordinate clause

    Garnham, A., Oakhill, J. & Cain, K., 1998, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Series a Human Experimental Psychology. 51, 1, p. 19-39 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    The interpretation of anaphoric noun phrases: time course, and effects of overspecificity

    Garnham, A., Oakhill, J. & Cain, K., 1997, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Series a Human Experimental Psychology. 50, 1, p. 149-162 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    The nature of the relationship between comprehension skill and the ability to tell a story

    Cain, K. & Oakhill, J., 06/1996, In: British Journal of Developmental Psychology. 14, 2, p. 187-201 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    The use of stereotypical gender information in constructing a mental model: evidence from English and Spanish

    Carreiras, M., Garnham, A., Oakhill, J. & Cain, K., 1996, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Series a Human Experimental Psychology. 49, 3, p. 639-663 25 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. 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

  22. Other contribution
  23. Published

    Aspects of vocabulary development

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

    Research output: Other contribution

  24. 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

  25. Published

    Reading comprehension: nature, assessment and teaching.

    Snowling, M., Cain, K., Nation, K. & Oakhill, J., 2009, 8 p.

    Research output: Other contribution

  26. Poster
  27. 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

  28. Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
  29. Published

    Reading comprehension (development, individual differences, difficulties)

    Oakhill, J. & Cain, K., 2014, Encyclopedia of language development. Brooks, P. J. & Kempe, V. (eds.). London: Sage Publications

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNEntry for encyclopedia/dictionary

  30. Published

    Reading processes in children

    Cain, K., 2006, Encyclopedia of language and linguistics. Brown, K. (ed.). 2nd ed. ed. Oxford: Elsevier, Vol. 10. p. 379-386 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNEntry for encyclopedia/dictionary

  31. Chapter
  32. 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

  33. Published

    Literacy development: the interdependent roles of oral language and reading comprehension

    Cain, K., 7/05/2015, Routledge handbook of communication disorders. Bahr, R. H. & Silliman, E. R. (eds.). London: Routledge

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

  34. Published

    Inference processing in children: the contributions of depth and breadth of vocabulary knowledge

    Oakhill, J., Cain, K. & McCarthy, D., 04/2015, Inferences during reading. O'Brien, E. J., Cook, A. E. & Lorch, R. F. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

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

  35. Published

    Reading comprehension difficulties in struggling readers

    Cain, K., 2013, Unravelling reading comprehension: behavioral, neurobiological, and genetic components. Miller, B., Cutting, L. E. & McCardle, P. (eds.). Baltimore, Md.: Paul Brookes Publishing, p. 54-65 12 p. (The Extraordinary Brain Series: The Dyslexia Foundation).

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

  36. Published

    Young children’s oral language abilities and later reading comprehension

    Hogan, T. P., Cain, K. & Sittner Bridges, M., 2013, Early childhood literacy: the National Early Literacy Panel and beyond. Shanahan, T. & Lonigan, C. J. (eds.). Baltimore, Md.: Brookes Publishing Co

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

  37. 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

  38. Published

    Making the link between vocabulary knowledge and comprehension skill

    Oakhill, J., Cain, K., McCarthy, D. & Field, Z., 2012, From words to reading for understanding. Britt, A., Goldman, S. & Rouet, J-F. (eds.). Hoboken, N.J.: Routledge

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

  39. Published

    Reading comprehension development from seven to fourteen years: implication for assessment

    Cain, K. & Oakhill, J., 2012, Measuring up: advances in how we assess reading ability. Sabatini, J. P., Albro, E. & O'Reilly, T. (eds.). Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Education

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

  40. Published

    Reading for meaning: the skills that drive comprehension development

    Cain, K., 2010, Interdisciplinary perspectives on learning to read: culture, cognition and pedagogy. Hall, K., Goswami, U., Harrison, C., Ellis, S. & Soler, J. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 74-86 13 p. (Routledge Psychology in Education).

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

  41. Published

    Reading comprehension development from 8 to 14 years the contribution of component skills and processes

    Cain, K. & Oakhill, J., 2009, Beyond decoding: the behavioral and biological foundations of reading comprehension. Wagner, R. K., Schatschneider, C. & Phythian-Sence, C. (eds.). New York: The Guildford Press

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

  42. 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

  43. Published

    Introduction to comprehension development

    Oakhill, J. & Cain, K., 2007, Children's comprehension problems in oral and written text: a cognitive perspective . Cain, K. & Oakhill, J. (eds.). New York: Guilford Press, p. 3-40 38 p.

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

  44. Published

    Reading comprehension difficulties: correlates, causes, and consequence

    Cain, K. & Oakhill, J., 2007, Children's comprehension roblems in oral and written text: a cognitive perspective . Cain, K. & Oakhill, J. (eds.). New York: Guilford Press, p. 41-75 35 p.

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

  45. Published

    Issues of causality in children’s reading comprehension

    Oakhill, J. & Cain, K., 2007, Reading comprehension strategies: theories, interventions, and technologies . McNamara, D. S. (ed.). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, p. 47-72 26 p.

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

  46. 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

  47. Published

    Reading comprehension difficulties

    Cain, K., 2004, Handbook of children’s literacy . Nunes, T. & Bryant, P. (eds.). Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, p. 313-338 26 p.

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

  48. Published

    Problems in text comprehension: current perspectives and recent research

    Oakhill, J. & Cain, K., 1999, Problems and interventions in literacy development . Reitsma, P. & Verhoeven, L. (eds.). Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, p. 177-192 16 p. (Neuropsychology and Cognition; vol. 15).

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

  49. 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

  50. Published

    Individual differences in young children's comprehension skill: toward an integrated mode

    Oakhill, J., Cain, K. & Yuill, N. M., 1998, Reading and spelling : development and disorders . Hulme, C. & Joshi, R. M. (eds.). Marwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, p. 343-367 25 p.

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

  51. 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

  52. Published

    Story knowledge and comprehension skill

    Cain, K., 1996, Reading comprehension difficulties: processes and remediation . Cornoldi, C. & Oakhill, J. (eds.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaun Associates, p. 167-192 26 p.

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

  53. Chapter (peer-reviewed)
  54. Published

    The development of comprehension skills

    Oakhill, J. V. & Cain, K., 2004, Handbook of children's literacy. Nunes, T. & Bryant, P. (eds.). Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, p. 155 180 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)

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