Is there a reason that the SPELL-Links Lesson Planner does not request entry of Letter Naming Fluency scores?
The SPELL-Links Lesson Planner does not request the input of Letter Naming Fluency scores because while Letter Naming Fluency is a strong diagnostic indicator of reading problems, there is no research to support the teaching of letter naming as an effective approach to improving reading ability. Therefore, the LNF score itself does not point to specific lessons or activities that would benefit the student. A poor LNF score is indicative of a retrieval deficit, and the activities of the SPELL-Links curriculum address this issue by working on the underlying cause(s) of this deficit.
