Taxonomy Distribution Report

This report shows the distribution of concepts across taxonomy categories.

Distribution Summary

Category Name	TaxonomyID	Count	Percentage
Foundation Concepts	FOUND	15	7.7%
Letter Recognition	LETR	52	26.7%
Phonemic Awareness	PHON	13	6.7%
Consonant Sounds	CONS	23	11.8%
Vowel Sounds	VOWL	14	7.2%
Letter-Sound Links	LINK	8	4.1%
Blending Skills	BLND	15	7.7%
Sight Words	SGHT	20	10.3%
Practice & Assessment	ASMT	15	7.7%
Application Skills	APPL	10	5.1%
Capstone Skills	CAPS	10	5.1%
Total		195	100%

Distribution Analysis

Category Distribution Chart

FOUND  ████████                      15 (7.7%)
LETR   ██████████████████████████    52 (26.7%)
PHON   ███████                       13 (6.7%)
CONS   ████████████                  23 (11.8%)
VOWL   ███████                       14 (7.2%)
LINK   ████                           8 (4.1%)
BLND   ████████                      15 (7.7%)
SGHT   ██████████                    20 (10.3%)
ASMT   ████████                      15 (7.7%)
APPL   █████                         10 (5.1%)
CAPS   █████                         10 (5.1%)

Observations

1. Letter Recognition (LETR) is the largest category at 26.7%
2. This is expected as it includes all 52 letters (26 uppercase + 26 lowercase)

3. Does not exceed the 30% threshold

4. Well-Balanced Categories

5. Most categories fall between 5-12% of total concepts

6. No single category dominates the learning graph

7. Appropriate Capstone Size

8. Capstone Skills (5.1%) represents the culmination of learning

9. Reasonable proportion for final learning objectives

10. Foundation-Heavy Structure

11. Combined foundation-related categories (FOUND, LETR, CONS, VOWL) = 53.4%
12. Appropriate for kindergarten-level reading instruction

Category Details

FOUND - Foundation Concepts (15 concepts)

Core prerequisites including spoken language, listening, print awareness, and letter concepts.

LETR - Letter Recognition (52 concepts)

All uppercase (A-Z) and lowercase (a-z) letters.

PHON - Phonemic Awareness (13 concepts)

Sound awareness skills including initial/final/medial sounds, rhyming, and syllables.

CONS - Consonant Sounds (23 concepts)

21 consonant letter sounds plus the general consonant concept.

VOWL - Vowel Sounds (14 concepts)

5 short vowel sounds, 5 long vowel sounds, plus general vowel concepts.

LINK - Letter-Sound Links (8 concepts)

Connecting letters to sounds, including formation and kinesthetic learning.

BLND - Blending Skills (15 concepts)

Sound blending, word patterns (VC, CVC), and decoding.

SGHT - Sight Words (20 concepts)

18 specific high-frequency sight words plus general sight word concepts.

ASMT - Practice & Assessment (15 concepts)

Repetition, practice, mastery, fluency, and assessment concepts.

APPL - Application Skills (10 concepts)

Word creation, manipulation, and pattern recognition.

CAPS - Capstone Skills (10 concepts)

Independent reading and emergent reader skills.

Recommendations

1. No Over-Representation Issues
2. All categories are within acceptable ranges

3. No category exceeds the 30% threshold

4. Consider Future Expansion

5. LINK category is smallest (4.1%) - could expand with more kinesthetic/multisensory concepts

6. APPL could include more word manipulation exercises

7. Learning Path Balance

8. Good progression from foundation → skills → application → capstone
9. Categories support multiple learning pathways