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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.
These 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 Peteremna Buku and
beginning with number 4. The method is adapted from that
followed in several other languages in Irian Jaya, among
them, Berik, Bauzi, and Kwerba. The method followed is
adapted from that used by Des Oatridge, a member of the
Sumer Institute of Linguistics.

There are 20 pre-reading lessons in the series
introduced over the 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 found only in the Pre-Primer
Teache~'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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