Children`s comprehension problems in oral and written language: a cognitive perspective/ Kate Cain

Part 1. Comprehension Processes and Impairments in Typically Developing Children. Oakhill, Cain, Introduction to Comprehension Development. Oakhill, Cain, Reading Comprehension Difficulties: Correlates, Causes, and Consequence. Part 2. Comprehension Impairments in Children with Developmental Disorders. Botting, Comprehension Difficulties in Children with Specific Language Impairment and Pragmatic Language Impairment. Leekam, Language Comprehension Difficulties in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Lorch, Berthiaume, Milich, van den Broek, Story Comprehension Impairments in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Swanson, Howard, Saez, Reading Comprehension and Working Memory in Children with Learning Disabilities in Reading. Part 3. Comprehension Impairments in Association with Neurological Damage and Sensory Impairment. Barnes, Johnston, Dennis, Comprehension in a Neurodevelopmental Disorder, Spina Bifida Myelomeningocele. Cook, Chapman, Gamino, Impaired Discourse Gist in Pediatric Brain Injury: Missing the Forest for the Trees. Kelly, Barac-Cikoja, The Comprehension of Skilled Deaf Readers: The Roles of Word Recognition and Other Potentially Critical Aspects of Competence. Part 4. Conclusions. Oakhill, Cain, Cognitive Bases of Children's Language Comprehension Difficulties: Where Do We Go From Here?