Virginia Tompkins

Virginia Tompkins studies how children develop 'theory of mind' — the understanding that other people have thoughts, beliefs, and feelings different from one's own — and how this connects to language, conversation, and reading. Her work looks at how parents and caregivers talk with children about mental states, how home literacy and family environment shape this development, and how these skills extend into reading comprehension in adulthood.

Publication output has been fairly steady over the past decade with year-to-year fluctuation, and shows a sharp increase in 2026, largely driven by multiple chapters from a single book project.

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