For this month’s Throwback Thursday, we’re revisiting a CISLL video featuring Dr. Hugh Catts discussing the language basis of reading comprehension difficulties.
Reading comprehension is often thought of primarily as a reading skill, but successful reading involves much more than decoding words on a page. Language plays an essential role in how readers understand, interpret, and connect information within a text. Difficulties with oral language can therefore have important implications for reading comprehension and literacy development.
In this video, Dr. Catts explores the relationship between language and reading comprehension difficulties, highlighting the importance of considering students’ underlying language skills when understanding literacy challenges. This perspective remains particularly relevant for educators, speech-language pathologists, researchers, and other professionals working to support children’s literacy development.
As we look back at this CISLL video, it is a great reminder of the interdisciplinary connections between language, literacy, and learning—and why understanding those connections continues to be an important area of research and practice.
Watch the video: Language Basis of Reading Comprehension Difficulties ft. Dr. Hugh Catts
Whether you are familiar with Dr. Catts’ work or are exploring the connection between language and literacy for the first time, this Throwback Thursday is a great opportunity to revisit an important conversation and reflect on how language contributes to reading comprehension.
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