International Journal of Elementary Education

Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2018

  • Factors Contributing to Language Endangerment of Minority Languages in Rural Communities Near Mine Towns of Zambia: A Case Study of Lamba and Swaka Languages

    Elliot Machinyise

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2018
    Pages: 23-27
    Received: May 22, 2018
    Accepted: Jun. 12, 2018
    Published: Jul. 05, 2018
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    Abstract: The Zambian linguistic landscape is deliberately designed in such a way that each of the ten provinces of Zambia has a dominant language accorded the status of regional official language with speakers of other minority languages mandated to use it for all local official transactions. This paper examines the factors contributing to language endanger... Show More
  • Research on the Construction of Regional Lifelong Special Education Service System of Changning District, Shanghai

    Xia Feng, Xu Yuzhen

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2018
    Pages: 28-35
    Received: Aug. 24, 2018
    Accepted: Sep. 20, 2018
    Published: Oct. 22, 2018
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    Abstract: The 38th general council of UNESCO presented the idea of "ensuring inclusive and equal quality education and promoting lifelong learning for all". Since 1965, when Mr. Paul Lengrand introduced the concept of lifelong education, countries all over the world have unceasingly carried on some practices. Since 1990s, the construction of lifelong educati... Show More
  • Correlates of Early Reading Skills among Pre-School Children in Nigeria

    Awopetu Anna, Ossom Ossom

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2018
    Pages: 36-39
    Received: Sep. 22, 2018
    Accepted: Oct. 05, 2018
    Published: Nov. 01, 2018
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    Abstract: This study was carried out to examine some of the factors influencing early reading skills among pre-school children in selected nursery schools in Ondo State, Nigeria. Descriptive research design of the correlation type was used. A self-developed questionnaire was administered to identify and measure reading skills and factors influencing their de... Show More