Question:

Paraphrase this excerpt using appropriate APA citations.
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: KEY
COMPETENCES IN TEACHER EDUCATION
Dalila LINO, Ph.D.,

The importance of early childhood education has been recognized for its own right, and because research has shown that when children are exposed to high quality practices from 0 to 6 years they perform better on academic tasks such as reading, writing, math, as well as, they become more capable on social interactions with other children and adults. The formal preparation of early childhood teachers require training in general aspects of teacher training, but requires a focus on particular aspects for a teaching that has its own specificities (Anderson, 2013). Work with young children requires high levels of commitment, knowledge, skills and attitudes that should be developed in pre-service teacher education (Spodek & Saracho, 1993). According to Saracho (1993) preschool teacher education programs are organized around research, theory and practice.

Spodek and Saracho (2003), present a set of key components that should be addressed in early childhood education pres-service education in order to prepare these professionals with knowledge and competences to develop high quality practices in early childhood education. The authors present six components, namely: recruitment and selection; general education and culture; professional foundation; instruction knowledge, practice and program modification.

References

Spodek, B. & Saracho, O. (2003). The preparation of teachers for the profession in early childhood education. In B. Spodek & O. Saracho (Eds.), Studying teachers in early childhood settings:1-29 Greenwich: Information Age Publishing.

Anderson, E. M. (2013). Preparing the Next Generation of Early Childhood Teachers: The Emerging Role of Inter-professional Education and Collaboration in Teacher Education. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education 34 (1): 23-35.