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Preface

This Ketengban pre-primer series has been written to
teach pre-reading and pre-writing skills and the most
frequently occurring vowels in the Ketengban language.
rhese are: a e 0 u. The Ketengban language is spoken by
approximately ten to twelve thousand people living in the
Star Mountains of the eastern highlands in Kecamatan
Okbibap, Kabupaten Jayawijaya, Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

This series of pre-primers should be taught prior to
the Primer series entitled, Ketengban Upu Petere.oa Buku and
beginning with number 4. The method is adapted from Des
Oatridge and is similar to that followed in several other
languages in Irian Jaya, among them, Berik, Bauzi, and
Kwerba.
This book is the first in the series of three
pre-primers, which are in turn part of a total series of
eight books. There are 20 pre-reading lessons introduced in
the pre-primer series over a time span of 4 weeks at the
rate of one lesson per week day. There are additional
lesson materials, including a writing lesson for each day
not found in these student books, but rather only in the
Pre-Primer Teachet's Guide.

These additional instructional materials and the
directions for teachers are given in the Ketengban teachet's
guide entitled: Ketengban Upu Peteremna Lap Pena Buku 1.
The pre-reading skills taught in this series include:

a.) Holding the book right side up.

b.) Left to right and top to bottom orientation.

c.) Auditory discrimination excercises.

d.) Visual discrimination excercises.

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