MODEL TEACHING

REACH(c) facilitators model lessons when teachers are learning the new skills or content. When the REACH(c) facilitator models the lesson, the teacher is expected to take notes specific to the strategies the teacher is learning. Modeling lessons enables the facilitator to transfer tacit knowledge, which research has proven can only be transferred when it is modeled. An explanation or verbal directions of tacit knowledge does not allow for the person obtaining the knowledge to ascertain it by a mere discussion. Modeling strategies and practices allows the teacher to observe when and how modification should take place and which strategy is best to employ at different points of a lesson.