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Mother Tongue-based Literacy Programmes: Case Studies of Good ...

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vocabulary, containing only sounds already taught in previous lessons. The students read the text andthen answer comprehension questions through discussion and writing exercises.Figure 1: Multi-track Strategy for Learning100BunongKhmer7550250<strong>Mother</strong>-tongueliteracy<strong>Mother</strong>-tongue Fluencyand oral KhmerTransitionKhmer andPost-<strong>Literacy</strong>A c t i v i t i e sOne year 6 Months 6 Months Life-long learning••••Three primers(primer track)• Whole languageactivities, i.ecreative writing,languageexperience storiesand Big Books(story track)• Numeracy book 1Bunong Fluencybook, withuncontrolledvocabulary andmore writing.Life skill topicsintroducing Khmervocabulary,• Total PhysicalResponse (oralKhmer• Numeracy book 2Explanation <strong>of</strong>Khmer rules inBunong• Bunong-Khmer WordBank for reading andwriting.• Practice writing ontopics familiar fromoral Khmer lessons.• Numeracy book 2Highland version<strong>of</strong> Khmer literacybooks.• Other Khmerliteracy books(UNESCO)• Bunong andKhmer libraries<strong>Literacy</strong> Teaching Plan and MethodsIn the first phase <strong>of</strong> the programme, which focuses on providing a firm foundation in the mother tongue,the primer track consists <strong>of</strong> three initial primers. Games and the whole language activities describedabove are also part <strong>of</strong> the first phase <strong>of</strong> the programme. Programme organizers have found that it takesapproximately three months to teach Primer 1, four months to teach Primer 2 and five months to teachPrimer 3, adding up to a total <strong>of</strong> 12 months to teach the first three primers.[ 62 ]

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