Hugh Catts

@CattsHugh

Researcher at Florida State University. Studies dyslexia and other reading disorders. #dyslexia

Joined April 2020

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Latest posts 5

Hugh Catts @CattsHugh 3d

So true. If you really want to understand what you know about something, try to explain it to others through writing.

Daniel Willingham @DTWillingham 4d

If you need to be persuaded about the value of writing to thinking, ask a scientist about the grant-writing process. Going in, you think "I'll explain my great idea and why it's worth funding." You finish realizing you now understand your own ideas far more deeply than you had.
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Hugh Catts @CattsHugh Oct 27

Please join us at the IDA conference

Hugh Catts @CattsHugh Oct 23

I would have liked to had @SoLInTheWild as a teacher when I was in 7th grade. Quick take home message. It takes more than understanding to remember

SoL in the Wild Verified account @SoLInTheWild Oct 15

solinthewild.substack.com/p/why-my-stude…

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Hugh Catts @CattsHugh Sep 2

I continue to see reference to "background knowledge" in discussions of comprehension, but knowledge is hardly in the background. It is at the forefront of comprehension, shaping what we understand and determining the richness of the meaning that we construct.

Hugh Catts @CattsHugh Aug 11

You need to think about it, not just take a picture of it! A good example of cognitive outsourcing gone wrong.

Paul Kirschner @New_Old_Paul Aug 11

Point, Shoot, Gone
Yes, your phone has an excellent (photographic) memory but unfortunately, you don’t get to borrow it. There’s no usb-cable or Bluetooth connection from your phone to your brain.
paulkirschner173727.substack.com/p/point-shoot-…

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